wherry

• اسم يشير إلى نوع من القوارب الخفيفة: إما بارجة شراعية تستخدم في شرق إنجلترا، وإما قارب تجديف يُستخدم في السباقات أو لنقل البضائع والركاب في المياه الداخلية والموانئ.

A noun referring to a type of light boat, either a sailing barge used in East Anglia or a rowboat for racing or transporting goods and passengers on inland waters and harbors.

1. C1formalbritish

   A type of sailing barge traditionally used in East Anglia for transporting goods along rivers and coastal waters.

   بارجة شراعية

   • The wherry carried grain from the farm to the port.
   • Traditional wherries are still sailed at regattas in Norfolk.
   • He learned to navigate a wherry on the Norfolk Broads.

   المرادفاتbarge

2. Light rowboatC1formal

   A light, fast rowboat used for racing or for transporting passengers and goods on inland waters and harbors.

   قارب تجديف خفيف

   • They used a wherry to ferry passengers across the harbor.
   • The wherry race attracted many competitors from nearby towns.
   • He rowed the wherry skillfully through the narrow canal.

   المرادفاتgigrowboatrowing boatskiff