Barge
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A barge is typically a flat-bottomed boat which does not have its own means of mechanical propulsion. Their original use was on inland waterways, while modern use is on both inland and marine water en
Barges towed by a tugboat on the River Thames in London, England, UK
A British Airways Concorde being towed in New York City, United States. It is on a deck barge.
River barge below Barton Aqueduct c. 1793
Dumb barge on the Thames
Flat-bottomed boat
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A flat-bottomed boat is a boat with a shallow draft, two-chined hull, which allows it to be used in shallow bodies of water, such as rivers, because it is less likely to ground.
Barge
…A barge is typically a flat-bottomed boat which does not have its own means of mechanical propulsion. Their original use was on inland waterways, while modern use is on both inland and marine…
Man piloting a johnboat on the Speed River within Idylwild Park
Flat-bottomed boats on a pond, Château-la-Vallière, France