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pro⋅a
[proh-uh] 
ə
–noun
| any of various types of Indonesian boats, esp. a swift Malay sailing boat built with the lee side flat and balanced by a single outrigger. |
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| pro·a (prō'ə) n. A swift Malayan sailboat with a triangular sail and single outrigger. [Malay perahu, probably from Marathi paḍāv.] |
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Proa
Pro"a\, n. [Malay pr[=a]?, pr[=a]h?.] (Naut.) A sailing canoe of the Ladrone Islands and Malay Archipelago, having its lee side flat and its weather side like that of an ordinary boat. The ends are alike. The canoe is long and narrow, and is kept from overturning by a cigar-shaped log attached to a frame extending several feet to windward. It has been called the flying proa, and is the swiftest sailing craft known.
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Language Translation for : proa
Spanish:
proaproa,
German:
der Bug,
Japanese:
船首
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