释义 |
Definition of machan in English: machannoun mʌˈtʃɑːn (in South Asia) a platform erected in a tree, used originally for hunting large animals and now for watching animals in wildlife reserves. Example sentencesExamples - The estate forest has numerous waterholes, which have observation machans overlooking them, providing the guest undisturbed wildlife viewing.
- The place has been refurbished for the festival and the dhaba atmosphere has been created with a puncture shop, country liquor outlet, sweet shop, machan and all other trappings of a dhaba.
- In a wildlife park near the scenic town of Albany, New Hampshire, the police pulled out a 45-year-old man from the septic tank under a public toilet in a park, his chosen machan for peering at women's backsides.
Origin Via Hindi from Sanskrit mañcaka. |