Complete Definition of "pushknee"

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Noun
en-noun

  1. nautical A triangular steel structure incorporated into or attached to the bow of a pushboat; allows 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.

References
The Wheelhouse Report - Definitions

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