Definition
A flat-bottomed sailing or steam-powered barge used for transporting cargo on rivers and canals, particularly in Britain and Northern Europe.
Etymology
From Dutch 'gabbaard' or related Flemish/Dutch river-transport terminology, possibly related to 'gabardine' or other Dutch merchant-marine terms, reflecting the active waterway trade of the Low Countries.
Kelly Says
Gabbards were the delivery trucks of medieval Europe—these sturdy barges could navigate shallow rivers and narrow canals, making them perfect for moving heavy cargo from ports inland to cities that larger ships couldn't reach!
Translations
AMአማርኛ
ጋባርዲን
gah-ba-r-din
ARالعربية
جيبردين
jibardin
BNবাংলা
গাবার্ডিন
ga-bar-din
CACatalà
gabardina
gah-bar-dee-nah
CSČeština
gabardina
gah-bar-dee-nah
DADansk
gabardine
gah-bah-reen
DEDeutsch
Gabardine
gah-bah-reen-eh
ELΕλληνικά
γαβαρίνα
gah-vah-ree-nah
ESEspañol
gabardina
gah-bar-dee-nah
FAفارسی
گاباردین
gah-ba-r-din
FISuomi
gabardiini
gah-bar-dee-nee
FRFrançais
gabardine
gah-bar-deen
GUGU
ગાબાર્ડિન
gah-bar-din
HAHA
gabardine
gah-bah-reen
HEעברית
גברדינה
gavardinah
HIहिन्दी
गैबर्डिन
gaibardin
HUMagyar
gabardine
gah-bah-reen
IDBahasa Indonesia
gabardine
gah-bah-reen
IGIG
gabardine
gah-bah-reen
ITItaliano
gabardina
gah-bar-dee-nah
KKKK
габардин
gah-bar-din
KMKM
កាបាប់ឌីន
ka-ba-p-deen
MRMR
गॅबर्डिन
gah-bar-din
MSBahasa Melayu
gabardin
gah-bah-reen
MYမြန်မာ
ဂပါဒိန်း
ga-pa-deen
NLNederlands
gabardine
gah-bah-reen
NONorsk
gabardine
gah-bah-reen
PLPolski
gabardyna
gah-bar-dee-nah
PTPortuguês
gabardine
gah-bah-reen
RORomână
gabardină
gah-bar-dih-nah
RUРусский
габардин
gah-bar-din
SVSvenska
gabardine
gah-bah-reen
SWKiswahili
gabardine
gah-bah-reen
TAதமிழ்
கபார்டின்
ka-ba-r-tin
TEతెలుగు
గబర్డిన్
gabardin
THไทย
กาบาร์ดีน
ka-ba-deen
TLTL
gabardine
gah-bah-reen
TRTürkçe
gabardin
gah-bar-din
UKУкраїнська
габардин
gah-bar-din
VITiếng Việt
gabardine
gah-bah-reen
YOYO
gabardine
gah-bah-reen
ZUZU
igabardine
ee-gah-bah-reen