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nuggar

/ ˈnʌɡə /

noun

  1. a sailing boat used to carry cargo on the Nile


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Word History and Origins

Origin of nuggar1

from Arabic

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Example Sentences

A year ago an escort of five or six soldiers used to accompany each nuggar either coming up or down.

A regular Nile reis, with his crew of four natives, would never have stuck the nuggar there.

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