Praam

This heroic stripling had volunteered the command of a sort of raft, called a praam, carrying twenty-four guns, and a hundred and twenty men; on which, having pushed off from shore, in the fury of battle, he got under the stern of his lordship's ship, below the reach of the stern-chasers, and fired with considerable effect. ❋ James Harrison (N/A)

Ma olen üsna arusaaja inimene, aga vaat sellest ma aru saada ei kavatse... noh, et kuidas saab XXI sajandil ja nädalalõpul sõita vaid üksainus praam! ❋ Ulmeguru (2010)

The little praam takes the ground in the bay a few yards from the beach, and in the midst of a constellation of “jelly-fishes” spherical in form and varying in size. ❋ Unknown (2003)

Captain Rothe commanded the NYEBORG praam; and perceiving that she could not much longer be kept afloat, made for the inner road. ❋ Southey, Robert, 1774-1843 (1993)

As he passed the line, he found the AGGERSHUUS praam in a more miserable condition than his own; her masts had all gone by the board, and she was on the point of sinking. ❋ Southey, Robert, 1774-1843 (1993)

"Ja," the Norwegian answered, twisting his quid from the left to the right cheek, "she vas foundtz; and vat is droltz de bags of flour she have in de praam, dough dey been long timetz in de vater, vere quite drytz -- de middle quite drytz." ❋ William A. Ross (N/A)

"Ah?" said I. "Ja," replied the Norwegian; "she row one praam cross de top of de foss, and de praam roltz over, and she vas drowntz." ❋ William A. Ross (N/A)

When the Sultan retired from practice to the Island of Ceylon he gave his brother his praam, a fast vessel armed with thirty-eight guns. ❋ Philip Gosse (1919)

His next victim was a well-armed Malay praam, which he captured after a severe fight. ❋ Philip Gosse (1919)

Slipping out of harbour unobserved in the night in his fastest sailing praam, he escaped to Trincomalee in Ceylon, where the East India ❋ Philip Gosse (1919)

The stone was placed upon the deck of the Hedderwick praam-boat, which had just been brought from Leith, and was decorated with colours for the occasion. ❋ Unknown (1912)

It may be noticed that this was the first instance of a praam-boat having been sent from the Bell Rock with any part of her cargo on board, and was considered so uncommon an occurrence that it became a topic of conversation among the seamen and artificers. ❋ Unknown (1912)

The sheer-crane or apparatus for lifting the stones out of the praam-boats at the eastern creek had been already erected, and the railways now formed about two-thirds of an entire circle round the building: some progress had likewise been made with the reach towards the western landing-place. ❋ Unknown (1912)

The praam which carried the stone was towed by the seamen in gallant style to the rock, and, on its arrival, cheers were given as a finale to the landing department. ❋ Unknown (1912)

Hedderwick, when the colours of the Dickie praam-boat, tender, ❋ Unknown (1912)

Soutar first attracted notice as mate of a praam at the Bell Rock, and rose gradually to be captain of the Regent. ❋ Unknown (1912)

The Smeaton was at her moorings, with the Fernie praam-boat astern, for which she was laying down moorings, and the tender being also at her station, the Bell Rock had again put on its former busy aspect. ❋ Unknown (1912)

One of the praam-boats had been brought to the rock with eleven stones, notwithstanding the perplexity which attended the getting of those formerly landed taken up to the building. ❋ Unknown (1912)

Here the writer took his station with the greater part of the artificers, who supported themselves in every possible position while the boats towed the praam from her moorings and brought her immediately over the site of the building, where her grappling anchors were let go. ❋ Unknown (1912)