Bargehouse

/ˈbɑːrdʒhaʊs/ noun

A building or shelter used for storing goods transported by barge, or serving as a workplace for bargees.

Compound of 'barge' (from Old French via Latin 'barca') and 'house' (from Proto-Germanic). This is a practical term from working waterway communities.

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