Kahn

…In the 19th century, the average load capacity of ships increased to 275 tons, and sometimes ships of several hundred tons appeared. On the other hand, from around the middle of the 18th century, small ships called Kahn, which usually had no masts and were shallow, began to increase in number in order to compete with the larger ships. When there was no wind, they were navigated upstream by tow lines from a towpath on the shore. …

*Some of the terminology that mentions "Kahn" is listed below.

Source | Heibonsha World Encyclopedia 2nd Edition | Information

…19世紀には平均積載量275tにまで大型化し，ときには数百tのものも現れた。他方，18世紀半ばごろから大型の船に対抗して，たいていの場合マストをもたない，底の浅いカーンKahnとよばれる小型の船が増加した。　風のない場合の遡航は，岸の引舟路から引綱によって行われた。…

※「Kahn」について言及している用語解説の一部を掲載しています。

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