proa
Americannoun
noun
Etymology
Origin of proa
1575–85; < Malay pərahu, pərau (spelling perahu ) (< Kannada paḍahu, or a cognate Dravidian word); probably influenced by Spanish or Portuguese proa prow 1, bow
Example Sentences
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Three years later, Mr. Newick designed his version of an ancient Polynesian outrigger canoe known as a proa.
From New York Times ● Sep. 16, 2013
He is aboard Ah Sing's proa, the proa we saw standing out to sea when we reached the beach.
From The Argus Pheasant by John Charles Beecham
On the beach lay a big proa, a stout outrigger canoe; of the kind Karaki's own people used at Bougainville, so high of prow and stern as to be nearly crescent-shaped.
From Where the Pavement Ends by John Russell
She's equipped with a big marine engine imported from New York, I've heard; and built like a launch, though she's got the trimmings of a proa.
From The Argus Pheasant by John Charles Beecham
The pursuing proa, he noticed had approached much nearer, almost within hailing distance.
From The Argus Pheasant by John Charles Beecham
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