单词 | praia |
释义 | praian. In Portuguese-speaking countries: a beach or shore; a river bank; a waterfront. ΘΚΠ the world > the earth > land > land mass > shore or bank > [noun] staithec893 cliffeOE overeOE wartha1000 strandc1000 brimc1275 brinka1300 rivagec1330 water bankc1384 cleevea1387 watersidea1387 clifta1398 rival?a1400 shorec1400 water breach1495 common shorea1568 verge1606 praia1682 riva1819 splash zone1933 1682 A. Wendover Let. 17 July in R. Law Eng. in W. Afr. (1997) I. 235 Goods bringing from the Appraye very reasonably with abundance of care, and delivered safe into your house. 1688 W. Cross Let. 4 Feb. in R. Law Eng. in W. Afr. (2001) II. 263 Here has been two angles per month always allowed to the Captain of the Prea. 1867 W. H. Smyth & E. Belcher Sailor's Word-bk. 541 Praia.., the beach or strand on Portuguese coasts. 1890 Engineer 24 Jan. 65/2 A more practical scheme is the proposed building of the whole river front of the city,..and the construction of a broad praya suitable for wheeled conveyances. 1896 R. Kipling Seven Seas 13 Hail, Mother! Hold me fast; my Praya sleeps Under innumerable keels to-day. 1933 P. Fleming Brazilian Adventure i. xv. 129 We slept that night on the praia, under a million stars. 1947 J. Bertram Shadow of War i. 11 Flags..streamed from the..roof-tops of grey Victorian company offices along the praya. 1987 New Yorker 29 June 27/2 The greater junks, like galleons; and the coastal steamers off the praya, arriving from Amoy or Swatow, or from green Saigon. 2005 Guardian (Nexis) 14 May (Travel section) 6 In Brazil..your cool rating can all be surmised from your choice of praia. This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, December 2006; most recently modified version published online March 2022). < |
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