walla-wallan.

Brit.

/ˈwɒləˌwɒlə/, U.S.

/ˈwɑləˌwɑlə/, Hong Kong English /ˈwɑləˌwɑlə/

Forms: 1900s– wallah-wallah, 1900s– walla-walla.

Etymology: Origin unknown.

In Hong Kong, a small boat used as a ferry for casual traffic.

ΘΚΠ

society > travel > travel by water > vessel, ship, or boat > vessel for transporting people or goods > [noun] > ferry > types of

toni1582

horse-boat1591

bac1676

ferry bridge1696

rope-ferry1755

pont1776

ferry flat1805

steam-ferry1812

steam ferry-boat1812

night boat1839

bar-boat1857

train ferry-boat1867

car ferry1884

grind1889

swinging-bridge1892

train ferry1900

night ferry1948

SeaCat1954

walla-walla1957

1957 R. Mason World of Suzie Wong i. iii. 33 Ships of every shape and size..tramps, junks, sampans, walla-wallas.

1967 E. Hunt Danger Game viii. 152 They rode in a rickshaw, a sampan and a walla walla boat.

1969 J. Bennett Dragon i. 5 Back and forth, ply ferry-boats..and hydrofoils..off to Macao; walla-wallas; scavenger~boats.

1970 D. Dodge Hatchetman 8 Sampans, junks, and wallah-wallahs caught in the open water were doomed when Tai Fung blew.

1976 W. Marshall Hatchet Man i. 2 A wallah-wallah boat transporting a sailor late back from leave worked its way to alongside..a moored destroyer.

This entry has not yet been fully updated (first published 1986; most recently modified version published online December 2021).

单词	walla-walla
释义	walla-wallan. Brit. /ˈwɒləˌwɒlə/, U.S. /ˈwɑləˌwɑlə/, Hong Kong English /ˈwɑləˌwɑlə/ Forms: 1900s– wallah-wallah, 1900s– walla-walla. Etymology: Origin unknown. In Hong Kong, a small boat used as a ferry for casual traffic. ΘΚΠ society > travel > travel by water > vessel, ship, or boat > vessel for transporting people or goods > [noun] > ferry > types of toni1582 horse-boat1591 bac1676 ferry bridge1696 rope-ferry1755 pont1776 ferry flat1805 steam-ferry1812 steam ferry-boat1812 night boat1839 bar-boat1857 train ferry-boat1867 car ferry1884 grind1889 swinging-bridge1892 train ferry1900 night ferry1948 SeaCat1954 walla-walla1957 1957 R. Mason World of Suzie Wong i. iii. 33 Ships of every shape and size..tramps, junks, sampans, walla-wallas. 1967 E. Hunt Danger Game viii. 152 They rode in a rickshaw, a sampan and a walla walla boat. 1969 J. Bennett Dragon i. 5 Back and forth, ply ferry-boats..and hydrofoils..off to Macao; walla-wallas; scavenger~boats. 1970 D. Dodge Hatchetman 8 Sampans, junks, and wallah-wallahs caught in the open water were doomed when Tai Fung blew. 1976 W. Marshall Hatchet Man i. 2 A wallah-wallah boat transporting a sailor late back from leave worked its way to alongside..a moored destroyer. This entry has not yet been fully updated (first published 1986; most recently modified version published online December 2021). < n.1957
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