dhow

or dau, dow

[ dou ]

noun
  1. 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

1
First recorded in 1795–1805, dhow is from the Arabic word dāwa

Words Nearby dhow

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How to use dhow in a sentence

  • At the end of the week they were rigged up afresh, and Mr. Darcy procured passages for them in a dhow, bound for Calcutta.

  • One baby had been born on board the dhow, and another had lost its mother during the fatal voyage.

  • Then began the sickening task of transferring the poor captives from the dhow to the ship.

  • Many of the unhappy beings had scarcely tasted food during their imprisonment in the dhow.

  • My own boat and the dhow are both there, and I shall at once work up all the rivers, and set things going again.

    On the Irrawaddy | G. A. Henty

British Dictionary definitions for dhow

dhow

/ (daʊ) /


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

Origin of dhow

1
C19: from Arabic dāwa

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