Prahm
noun
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Definitions
Noun
- 1 A flat-bottomed boat.
"The dinghy was trailing astern at the end of its painter, and Merrion looked at it as he passed. He saw that it was a battered-looking affair of the prahm type, with a blunt snout, and like the parent ship, had recently been painted a vivid green."
Example
More examples"The dinghy was trailing astern at the end of its painter, and Merrion looked at it as he passed. He saw that it was a battered-looking affair of the prahm type, with a blunt snout, and like the parent ship, had recently been painted a vivid green."
Etymology
Dutch praam and German Prahm, from Czech prám. Compare Polish prom.
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