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solar ship

American

noun

(in ancient Egypt) a boat placed in or near the tomb of a king to transport him to the sun.

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There, 600 invited dignitaries, including Crown Prince Reza of Iran, 14, foreign ambassadors, and defense ministers and army generals of other Arab nations, occupied a ceremonial platform shaped like a pharaonic solar ship.

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