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Alborak

American  
[ahl-baw-rahk, -boo-] / ˌɑl bɔˈrɑk, -bʊ- /

noun

Islam.
  1. the white horse that Muhammad rode to heaven.


Etymology

Origin of Alborak

< Arabic al-Buraq < Aramaic bārag, barqā mount of the Messiah < Pahlavi bārak a fabulous steed


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Alborak, in Mohammedan mythology, the animal said to have been brought by the angel Gabriel to carry Mohammed to the seventh heaven.

From The New Gresham Encyclopedia. Vol. 1 Part 1 A to Amide by Various

The owner-captain of the Alborak had something to add, when he brought his ship in six months later.

From Space Viking by H. Beam Piper

Alborak, a wonderful horse of Mahomet, an impersonation of the lightning as his steed.

From The Nuttall Encyclopædia Being a Concise and Comprehensive Dictionary of General Knowledge by P. Austin Nuttall

The captain of the Alborak thought for a moment.

From Space Viking by H. Beam Piper

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