proa
any of various types of Indonesian boats, especially a swift Malay sailing boat built with the lee side flat and balanced by a single outrigger.
Origin of proa
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How to use proa in a sentence
The proa had entered the quiet waters within, and was coming to rest as gracefully as a sea gull stops in its flight.
Adrift on the Pacific | Edward S. EllisDuring the afternoon such goods as were deemed necessary were transferred to the proa, which lay at anchor in the lagoon.
Adrift on the Pacific | Edward S. EllisThe afternoon sun was waning when Peter Gross's sailing proa arrived at Sadong.
The Argus Pheasant | John Charles BeechamA vociferous crowd of Dyaks hastened to the beach under the misapprehension that the proa was a trader.
The Argus Pheasant | John Charles Beecham“There was a proa which passed close to the island while we were opening the pearl-oysters,” said Storms.
Adrift on the Pacific | Edward S. Ellis
British Dictionary definitions for proa
prau
/ (ˈprəʊə) /
any of several kinds of canoe-like boats used in the South Pacific, esp one equipped with an outrigger and sails
Origin of proa
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