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
Toward night Busuk was put in a rattan chair and carried by the young men, while Mamat and the girls walked by her side, a mile away, where her husband’s big cadjang-covered prau lay moored.
From Tales of the Malayan Coast From Penang to the Philippines by Wildman, Rounsevelle
I'm passing through to Amboyna; dropped off a prau up the coast this morning....
From Where the Pavement Ends by Russell, John
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.
The crew of the prau chattered and disputed at the top of their shrill voices as case after case was brought in, dripping, and examined.
From The Woodlands Orchids by Boyle, Frederick
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