はしけ

noun

lighter; barge; baggage boat

A small boat used to carry goods or passengers between a larger ship and the shore, especially in a harbor.

• 港みなとでは、はしけが貨か物もつを運はこんでいた。

  In the harbor, lighters were carrying cargo.

• 大おお型がた船せんからはしけに荷に物もつを積つみ替かえる。

  They transfer the cargo from the large ship to a lighter.