gabare

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French

Gabare

Etymology

Borrowed from Occitan gabarra.

Pronunciation

Noun

gabare f (plural gabares)

  1. A barge or scow.
    • 1842, Jean Louis Armand de Quatrefages de Bréau, L'archipel de Chausey, souvenirs d'un Naturaliste". Revue des Deux Mondes, volume 30.:
      Cependant le vent était tombé et la gabare ne gouvernait plus. Il fallut jeter l’ancre et attendre.
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