Dhows

Word DHOWS
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Definitions and meanings of "Dhows"

What do we mean by dhows?

A traditional sailing vessel used along the coasts of Arabia, East Africa, and the Indian Ocean, generally having a single mast and a lateen sail.

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The word "dhows" in example sentences

On the northbound winds small lateen-sailed boats called dhows traveled up the coast with sturdy mangrove wood, aromatic tree resins, gold, ivory, clove, and the fine, multipurpose fibers of the raffia palm. ❋ Ethan Watters (2010)

He told the council on Thursday that aircraft and traditional sailing vessels known as dhows were still the most common way of transporting arms. ❋ Unknown (2008)

Davie said crews of the fishing boats, known as dhows, have become sophisticated at hiding contraband and are being used increasingly to transport illegal goods. ❋ Unknown (2008)

For more than a thousand years, traditional Arab boats, known as dhows, have transported agricultural produce from the fertile delta. ❋ Unknown (2010)

Wooden boats known as dhows are used in trade between Dubai and Iran. ❋ Unknown (2010)

India's Directorate General of Shipping said that small Indian trade boats, known as dhows, had become the "preferred prey" of pirates in recent months. ❋ Unknown (2010)

The scene evoked a 19th-century lithograph of Jaffa, in Palestine, or Tyre, in Lebanon, by David Roberts: dhows emerging out of the white, watery miasma, laden with silvery fish and manned by fishermen dressed in filthy turbans and shalwar kameezes, prayer beads dripping out of their pockets. ❋ Unknown (2009)

At a nearby beach, I watched as dhows were built and repaired. ❋ Unknown (2009)

Business dropped radically with the collapse of the industry in the 30s, but dhows were still purchased as fishing vessels and for trade and transport to Saudi Arabia. ❋ Richard Bangs (2011)

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