dhow

or dau, dow

[ dou ]

/ daʊ /

noun

any of various types of sailing vessels used by Arabs on the east African, Arabian, and Indian coasts, generally lateen-rigged on two or three masts.

Origin of dhow

First recorded in 1795–1805, dhow is from the Arabic word dāwa

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Example sentences from the Web for dhow

The dhows came no nearer, neither did they go much further away.
A Master of Fortune|Cutcliffe Hyne
Voyages are still regularly made in dhows between the west coast of India and Zanzibar or Mombasa and the trade appears to be old.
Hinduism and Buddhism, An Historical Sketch, Vol. 3 (of 3)|Charles Eliot
Dhows were frequently seen and chased, but those which were overhauled proved to be legal traders.
Ned Garth|W. H. G. Kingston
The first thing, however, to be done was to destroy the dhows.
The Three Commanders|W.H.G. Kingston

They were for the present, indeed, more interested with the dhows taken by the lieutenant and the other boat.
The Three Commanders|W.H.G. Kingston

British Dictionary definitions for dhow

dhow

/ (daʊ) /

noun

a lateen-rigged coastal Arab sailing vessel with one or two masts

Word Origin for dhow

C19: from Arabic dāwa

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单词	dhow
释义	dhow or dau, dow [ dou ] / daʊ / noun any of various types of sailing vessels used by Arabs on the east African, Arabian, and Indian coasts, generally lateen-rigged on two or three masts. Origin of dhow First recorded in 1795–1805, dhow is from the Arabic word dāwa Dictionary.com UnabridgedBased on the Random House Unabridged Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2020 Example sentences from the Web for dhow The dhows came no nearer, neither did they go much further away. A Master of Fortune\|Cutcliffe Hyne Voyages are still regularly made in dhows between the west coast of India and Zanzibar or Mombasa and the trade appears to be old. Hinduism and Buddhism, An Historical Sketch, Vol. 3 (of 3)\|Charles Eliot Dhows were frequently seen and chased, but those which were overhauled proved to be legal traders. Ned Garth\|W. H. G. Kingston The first thing, however, to be done was to destroy the dhows. The Three Commanders\|W.H.G. Kingston They were for the present, indeed, more interested with the dhows taken by the lieutenant and the other boat. The Three Commanders\|W.H.G. Kingston British Dictionary definitions for dhow dhow / (daʊ) / noun a lateen-rigged coastal Arab sailing vessel with one or two masts Word Origin for dhow C19: from Arabic dāwa Collins English Dictionary - Complete & Unabridged 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012
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