The admiral's barge slipped quietly alongside the pier as the flag officers prepared to disembark.

The county fair's main attraction this year was gut barging, where two hefty men tried to push each other off a padded mat using only their bellies.

He used a barge pole to push the loaded barge through the shallow canal.

At the weekend meet, he rolled in on a gleaming billet barge and every head turned.

On the crowded platform, a sudden shoulder-barge sent me stumbling into the railing.

The old barge boards on the farmhouse were replaced with cedar for better weather resistance.

They painted the old barge board to protect and hide the roof's underlying timbers.

During the storm, the barge masters coordinated the crews to secure the cargo and prevent a spill.

The barge master inspected the cargo tie-downs before the river crossing.

He shoved the broken barge poles into the canal to keep them from drifting away.