baghla
noun
an Arabian sailing vessel, having lugsails on two or three masts, a straight, raking stem, and a transom stern.
baggala
-
a variation of
baghla.
Example Sentences
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We crossed over in a small baggala, and had to be poled for a great distance with our keel perpetually grating on the bottom.
From Southern Arabia by Theodore Bent
They are used on the Malabar Coast in the East Indies as well as in the Red Sea, where it is called a baggala, though dhow is the more common name in the far East.
From Asiatic Breezes Students on The Wing by Oliver Optic
His large baggala, which mounted ten tiny guns and was named the Dunijah, is now employed in trade.
From Southern Arabia by Theodore Bent
