Definition
gabbards
noun
- Plural of gabbard; flat-bottomed sailing vessels or barges used for transporting cargo, especially on rivers and coastal waters.
Usage: nautical; historical; chiefly British
Examples
- The gabbards were loaded with grain and sailed down the Thames.
- Medieval merchants relied on gabbards to transport goods along the English coast.
- Several gabbards were moored at the dock, waiting to be unloaded.
- The captain steered his gabbard carefully through the narrow channel.