prahu
Americannoun
Example Sentences
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The prahu ordered to pilot us having come alongside, we hoisted her up abaft, and took the people on board, and then made sail for the hitherto unknown territory of Panti river.
From Borneo and the Indian Archipelago with drawings of costume and scenery by Frank Marryat
It was done immediately; we all pulled a short distance away and left the brave Datoo's prahu like a wreck abandoned.
From Great Pirate Stories by Joseph Lewis French
Meanwhile the first prahu, seeing the fate of the others, ran ashore among the rocks inside Tanjong Kidorong; and all the crew, pirates, and slaves ran into the jungle.
From Sketches of Our Life at Sarawak by Henriette McDougall
Then we joined company, and as soon as the prahu had discharged all her passengers and cargo our little flotilla201 proceeded in the original order down the river.
From The Last Voyage to India and Australia, in the 'Sunbeam' by R. T. (Robert Taylor) Pritchett
As she was beyond the reach of the steamer, Captain Brooke turned to the second prahu, which was now fast nearing the shore.
From Sketches of Our Life at Sarawak by Henriette McDougall
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