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Meaning of pushknee | Babel Free

Noun CEFR B2

Definitions

A triangular steel structure incorporated into or attached to the bow of a pushboat, allowing the boat to face up to a barge which is higher than the deck of the pushboat.

Examples

“The deckhand had to climb⟳ the pushknee to get⟳ onto the empty barge.”

CEFR level

B2
Upper Intermediate
This word is part of the CEFR B2 vocabulary — upper intermediate level.
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See also

pushlet Pushmataha Pushmataha County pushmi-pullyu pushmobile Pushout

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