Meaning
barge, migrant boat
- a large, heavy flat-bottomed boat or barge
- an overcrowded vessel used by migrants to cross the sea
In a sentence
La guardia costiera ha soccorso un barcone in difficoltà al largo dell'isola.
The coast guard rescued a distressed boat off the coast of the island.
Sul fiume navigava lentamente un vecchio barcone carico di ghiaia.
An old barge loaded with gravel was sailing slowly along the river.
Non tutti i barconi riescono a raggiungere la riva in condizioni di maltempo.
Not all boats manage to reach the shore in bad weather conditions.
Word forms (2)
| Word | Word forms |
|---|---|
| barcone | masculine · singular |
| barconi | masculine · plural |
Usage notes
- Augmentative of 'barca' ('-one').
- Very frequent in news reporting concerning Mediterranean migration.