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Examples of howdah
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Just have to hang onto City's coattails and hope the wheels fall off the howdah.
From the guardian.co.uk
Larger animals could also carry a protective tower on their backs, called a howdah.
From the en.wikipedia.org
They may be sitting on a small platform called a howdah, or riding on a saddle or bareback.
From the en.wikipedia.org
Further east, large numbers of men were carried, with the senior commander either utilising the howdah or leading from his seat on the elephant's neck.
From the en.wikipedia.org
On the day of the wedding itself, Prince Birendra mounted a silver howdah atop an elephant at the Royal Palace, then led a two-mile procession through the capital.
From the time.com
- A (usually canopied) seat for riding on the back of a camel or elephant
- A howdah, or houdah, also known as Hathi Howdah, is an elephant mount, a carriage which is positioned on the back of an elephant, or occasionally some other animal, used most often in the past to carry wealthy people or for use in hunting or warfare. ...
- Seat on an elephant's back, sometimes canopied.
- India An elephant carriage.
