narrowboats
Slim waterway craft
Narrowboats are long, slender canal boats designed to fit through the narrow locks of British inland waterways, typically no more than seven feet wide and up to seventy feet long.
Originally built for commercial cargo transport during the Industrial Revolution, they are now primarily used as houseboats or for leisure cruising.
The term distinguishes them from wider barges.
They spent their holiday on a narrowboat touring the canals of England.
Mechanism requiring a key
- waterwayNavigable route for vessels
- towpathCanal-side walking route
- mooringVessel's secured resting place
- aqueductChannel conveying water distances
barge · navigable · lockkeeper · dredging · weir · riverbank · navigation · channel
Combustible sedimentary rock
- cargoTransported goods
- horse-drawnPowered by equines
- VictorianOf a prim era
- conservationPreventing waste or loss
restoration · mill · warehouse · Telford · butty · castles · boatyard
Structural support member
- tillerBoat steering lever
- gunwaleShip's side top edge
- sternStrict or ship's aft
- bowRespectful forward inclination
hull · cabin · chimney · fore-end · counter · swim · fender · porthole
Day of rest
- hireTake on for work
- mooringVessel's secured resting place
- windingCurving repeatedly, sinuous
- scenicOffering beautiful views
exploration · weekend · relaxation · waterside · countryside · itinerary · tranquility · getaway
Fitting wood pieces together
- woodworkCraft of building with lumber
- artisanSkilled manual tradesperson
- handmadeCreated manually, not mechanically
- fitoutInterior furnishing installation
bespoke · graining · paintwork · traditional · decoration · lettering · folk-art · restoration
lock
Mechanism requiring a key
- waterwayNavigable route for vessels
- towpathCanal-side walking route
- mooringVessel's secured resting place
aqueduct · barge · navigable · lockkeeper · dredging · weir · riverbank · navigation · channel · basin
coal
Combustible sedimentary rock
- cargoTransported goods
- horse-drawnPowered by equines
- VictorianOf a prim era
conservation · restoration · mill · warehouse · Telford · butty · castles · boatyard
beam
Structural support member
bow · hull · cabin · chimney · fore-end · counter · swim · fender · porthole · hold
holiday
Day of rest
scenic · exploration · weekend · relaxation · waterside · countryside · itinerary · tranquility · getaway · leisurely
joinery
Fitting wood pieces together
- woodworkCraft of building with lumber
- artisanSkilled manual tradesperson
- handmadeCreated manually, not mechanically
fitout · bespoke · graining · paintwork · traditional · decoration · lettering · folk-art · restoration · custom-built
- watercraftsailboat, kayak, canoe, ships, ship
- British Transportrailway, railways, canal, tram, trams
- canal thingsPanama Canal, Suez Canal, Erie Canal, Venice canals, gondolas
- canal boatsbarge, freight barge, longboat
- canalsGrand Canal, Panama Canal, Suez Canal, Erie Canal, canal lock
narrowboatsocean liners
Large passenger vessels
supertankers · cargo ships · container ships · cruise ships · tankers
narrowboatsspeedboats
Fast motorized watercraft
powerboats · hydrofoils · jet skis · cigarette boats · hovercraft