单词 | gaiassa |
释义 | gaiassan. A high-stemmed vessel with lateen sails used on the Nile for carrying freight. ΘΚΠ society > travel > travel by water > vessel, ship, or boat > vessels from specific country or region > [noun] > types of regional vessel > on the Nile cangia1715 nugger1869 gaiassa1906 1818 H. Light Trav. Egypt ii. i. 123 I began to descend the Nile in a small caiash or barge. 1906 Westm. Gaz. 21 Mar. 3/2 One of the most heterodox of boats to European eyes is the ‘Gaiassa’ of the Nile. 1938 Times Lit. Suppl. 31 Dec. 829/1 The craft in question being, persumably, gaiassas. This entry has not yet been fully updated (first published 1933; most recently modified version published online December 2020). < |
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