pushknee

English

Etymology

From push +‎ knee.

Noun

pushknee (plural pushknees)

  1. (nautical) 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.
    The deckhand had to climb the pushknee to get onto the empty barge.
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