howdah
/ˈhaʊdə
/noun
(In South Asia) a seat for riding on the back of an elephant or camel, typically with a canopy and accommodating two or more people.The umpire of the game oversees the play from a wooden howdah (bench type seat) on the back of the largest elephant....
- In Jodhpur, the finely restored Meherangarh Fort offers a fascinating glimpse into the old Maharajas' lifestyles, with decorative elephant howdahs and family cradles on display.
- Riding a six-tusked elephant on a howdah of lotus flowers, the huge tenth-century statue of Bodhisattva Puxian stands in its own hall and is among the most revered shrines on Emei.
Origin
From Urdu haudah, from Arabic hawdaj 'litter'.
Rhymes
- non-league
- non-legal
- non-lethal
- non licet
- non-life
- non-linear
- non-linearity
- non-linearly
- non-linear optics
- non liquet
- nonliquid
- non-literal
- non-literary
- non-literate
- nonliving
- non-load-bearing
- non-local
- non-locality
- non-logical
- non-logically
- non-low
- non-magnetic
- non-magnetizable
- non-malignant
- non-mammalian