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dracone

British  
/ ˈdrækəʊn /

noun

  1. a large flexible cylindrical container towed by a ship, used for transporting liquids

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Etymology

Origin of dracone

C20: from Latin: dragon

Example Sentences

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Advenit Romam Cerdo, nova vulnera gestans      Detectus, quoniam voces et verba veneni      Spargebat furtim; quapropter ab agmine pulsus,      Sacrilegum genus hoc genuit spirante dracone.

From The Ancient Church Its History, Doctrine, Worship, and Constitution by Killen, W. D. (William Dool)

Hinc, nulli biferi miranda rosaria Pesti, Nec mala Hesperidum, vigili servata dracone.

From Castles and Chateaux of Old Touraine and the Loire Country by Mansfield, M. F. (Milburg Francisco)

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