bargemen
Flat-bottomed boat operators
Bargemen is the plural of bargeman—a person who works on a barge, the flat-bottomed boats used for transporting cargo on rivers and canals.
The term evokes an older era of commercial waterway transport: The bargemen poled their heavy loads down the river.
Slim vessel for canals
- flatboatLevel-bottomed river craft
- keelboatRidged-hull river cargo vessel
- lighterComparative of not heavy
- puntKick before landing
wherry · houseboat · towboat · canal boat · scow · skiff · dinghy · rowboat
Dug water passage
- riverLarge flowing watercourse
- lockMechanism requiring a key
- towpathCanal-side walking route
- waterwayNavigable route for vessels
channel · estuary · tributary · confluence · basin · wharf · quay · jetty
Adding weight or cargo
- unloadingRemoving contents from carrier
- haulingTransporting heavy items
- polingPropelling craft by push-stick
- towingPulling another vehicle along
steering · docking · mooring · locking · navigating · crewing · piloting · stevedoring
narrowboat
Slim vessel for canals
- flatboatLevel-bottomed river craft
- keelboatRidged-hull river cargo vessel
- lighterComparative of not heavy
punt · wherry · houseboat · towboat · canal boat · scow · skiff · dinghy · rowboat · vessel
canal
Dug water passage
waterway · channel · estuary · tributary · confluence · basin · wharf · quay · jetty · dock
loading
Adding weight or cargo
- unloadingRemoving contents from carrier
- haulingTransporting heavy items
- polingPropelling craft by push-stick
towing · steering · docking · mooring · locking · navigating · crewing · piloting · stevedoring · manual labor
freight
Goods being transported
timber · ore · stone · brick · merchandise · bulk · shipment · consignment · load · haul
merchants
Those who conduct commerce
distribution · logistics · import · export · marketplace · supply · brokerage · wholesale · shipping · haulage
- seafolkseafarers, seamen, sailors, mariners, boaters
- canal scenesgondolas, canal boats, bridges, reflections, towpaths
bargemensailors
Maritime vessel crew members
seamen · mariners · trawlermen · whalers · merchant marines
bargementeamsters
Professional freight drivers
truck drivers · railroad workers · carters · wagoners · aviators