coal barge
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A barge specifically used for transporting coal.
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- A slow-moving coal barge navigated the industrial canal.
- In the past, the river was crowded with coal barges supplying the city's factories.
- The power station receives its fuel via a massive coal barge that arrives weekly.
- We watched the tugboat expertly guide the long coal barge under the bridge.
- Unloading a fully loaded coal barge can take several hours.
- The fleet includes five new coal barges to meet increasing demand.
- Life on a coal barge was tough and demanding for the workers.
- From the hilltop, the coal barge looked like a tiny speck on the vast river.
- The company is investing in more efficient coal barges to reduce its environmental impact.
- The rusting hulk of an old coal barge lay abandoned by the riverbank.