canal boats
Lock-traversing craft
Canal boats are long, narrow watercraft designed to navigate inland canals.
Their slim profile allows passage through locks and under low bridges.
In Britain, canal boats—often called narrowboats—serve as floating homes or vacation rentals: They spent a week on a canal boat touring the Midlands.
Historically, they hauled freight before railways made them obsolete.
- narrowboatSlim vessel for canals
- bargeFlat freight vessel
- towpathCanal-side walking route
- inland waterwaysNavigable rivers and canals
- houseboatWatercraft serving as home
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