prau

[ prou ]

noun

1. proa.

prau

/ praʊ /

noun

1. another word for proa

Example Sentences

In 1988, a descendent of his recreated the trip from Indonesia to Australia in a traditional prau as part of the latter country's bicentennial celebrations.

From BBC

The natives ... provided a large prau to carry us thither, we not being able to manage our own canoe.

From Project Gutenberg

She was a prau with four men in her, belonging to Achin, whither she was bound.

From Project Gutenberg

Captain Read ordered his men to take aboard all the nuts, and as much of the oil as he thought convenient, and then cut a hole in the bottom of the prau and turned her loose, keeping the men prisoners.

From Project Gutenberg

I'm passing through to Amboyna; dropped off a prau up the coast this morning....

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