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dahabeah
[ dah-huh-bee-uh ]
noun
- a large boat used on the Nile as a houseboat or for conveying passengers.
dahabeah
/ ˌdɑːhəˈbiːə /
noun
- a houseboat used on the Nile
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Origin of dahabeah1
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Word History and Origins
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Example Sentences
Old Nile has many attractions; and lazy luxury on a dahabeah will soothe your overwrought nerves.
When they got to the dahabeah everybody was bustling about, putting the boat in order for the voyage.
"But they don't have any rigging to climb, on a dahabeah, they only have to shift a rope once and again," said Mr. Winthrop.
So he hailed it and as it slowed down he ordered several of his crew to launch the small boat which the dahabeah carried.
After leaving Abdal's family, and just as our party were going on board the dahabeah, Nabul picked up an odd greenish pebble.
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