prau
Americannoun
noun
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In 1988, a descendent of his recreated the trip from Indonesia to Australia in a traditional prau as part of the latter country's bicentennial celebrations.
From BBC ● Jun. 24, 2014
Ah, that was better aimed,” he said, as the brass lelah on board the prau was fired, to strike the sand in front of the natural stockade, and then fly right over the sailors’ heads.
From Mother Carey's Chicken Her Voyage to the Unknown Isle by Forestier, A.
They were now opposite the rocks that they had striven to pass, while the prau, lighter in construction, was a hundred yards away.
From Mother Carey's Chicken Her Voyage to the Unknown Isle by Forestier, A.
This shot was wider than the last, and it was followed by one from the other prau which went farther away still.
From Mother Carey's Chicken Her Voyage to the Unknown Isle by Forestier, A.
A third prau followed in the wake of the other two, and all three were lost in the blackness of the overhanging cliffs.
From Tales of the Malayan Coast From Penang to the Philippines by Wildman, Rounsevelle
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