释义 |
pram I. noun also praam \ˈpräm\ (-s) Etymology: Dutch praam, from Middle Dutch praem; akin to Middle Low German prām pram : a small lightweight nearly flat-bottomed boat that has very broad transom and usually squared-off bow, is of lapstrake construction or now often of molded plywood or plastic, is designed for use with oars, sail, or outboard motor, and is of Scandinavian origin though now widely used as a tender for larger boats II. \ˈpram\ noun (-s) Usage: often attributive Etymology: by shortening & alteration from perambulator 1. chiefly Britain : perambulator : baby carriage 2. chiefly Britain : a milkman's handcart III. transitive verb (prammed ; prammed ; pramming ; prams) chiefly Britain : to air or take about (as a child) in or as if in a baby carriage |