barca

Definitions of barca
  1. noun
    a small vessel for travel on water
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    burchiello, chiatta
    a flatbottom boat for carrying heavy loads (especially on canals)
    ferry-boat, traghetto
    a boat that transports people or vehicles across a body of water and operates on a regular schedule
    gondola, navicella
    long narrow flat-bottomed boat propelled by sculling; traditionally used on canals of Venice
    cannoniera
    a small shallow-draft boat carrying mounted guns; used by costal patrols
    cartina
    a boat for carrying mail
    motobarca, motonave, motoscafo
    a boat propelled by an internal-combustion engine
    pilotina
    a boat to carry pilots to and from large ships
    barcone
    any of various flat-bottomed boats with sloping ends
    barchetta, gozzo
    a boat that is small
    rimorchiatore
    a powerful small boat designed to pull or push larger ships
    caiaco, canoa
    small and light boat; pointed at both ends; propelled with a paddle
    battello, canotto, dinghy, moscone, pattino
    a small boat of shallow draft with cross thwarts for seats and rowlocks for oars with which it is propelled
    house boat
    a barge that is designed and equipped for use as a dwelling
    lancia
    a motorboat with an open deck or a half deck
    barcone
    (nautical) a floating structure (as a flat-bottomed boat) that serves as a dock or to support a bridge
    giunca, schifo, skiff
    any of various small boats propelled by oars or by sails or by a motor
    type of:
    imbarcazione, natante
    a craft designed for water transportation
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