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dhow::noun | Spocien Dictionary
| Type | Words |
|---|---|
| Type of | sailing ship, sailing vessel |
Examples of dhow
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The dhow, identified as bearing the name Salahaddin, was towing a smaller skiff.
From the cnn.com
I spend my final night on a sunset dhow cruise on the Corniche, Doha's waterside.
From the metro.co.uk
On the outside, the 321 metre Burj Al Arab resembles the sails of an Arabian dhow.
From the smh.com.au
While patrolling just off the Somali coast, the Topaz encountered a captured dhow.
From the en.wikipedia.org
The dhow that took Daniel island-hopping around Mozambique's Quirimbas archipelago.
From the guardian.co.uk
The local population is involved in fishing, dhow construction, trade and services.
From the en.wikipedia.org
Fashioned from Tanzanian teak, our dhow, Vagabundo, lies beached near Arimba Island.
From the guardian.co.uk
Ask around on the waterfront if you want to rent a dhow and fish for snapper or tuna.
From the online.wsj.com
A wooden dinghy ferries me toward the square stern of Vagabundo, our dhow.
From the guardian.co.uk
- A lateen-rigged sailing vessel used by Arabs
- Dhow (Arabic u062Fu0627u0648 du0101w) is the generic name of a number of traditional sailing vessels with one or more masts with lateen sails used in the Red Sea and Indian Ocean region. Historians are divided as to whether the dhow was invented by Arabs or Indians...
- (dhows) Arab sailing vessels with triangular or lateen sails; strongly influenced European ship design. (p. 297)
- A ship used by Arab traders through the centuries, superficially resembles a Chinese Junk
- Ship of small to moderate size used in the western Indian Ocean, traditionally with a triangular sail and a sewn timber hull. (p. 382)
- Arabic A fast-sailing Arab ship with a lateen or 'fore and aft' sail on one or two masts.
