"dahabeeya" meaning in English

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Noun

Forms: dahabeeyas [plural]
Head templates: {{en-noun}} dahabeeya (plural dahabeeyas)
  1. A large, slow, flat-bottomed boat with a sail at one end, used on the Nile river for carrying passengers, hauling cargo, or as a houseboat.
    Sense id: en-dahabeeya-en-noun-~qLfOaJa Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries

Inflected forms

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          "ref": "1992, Martin R. Kalfatovic, Nile Notes of a Howadji, page 243:",
          "text": "Engaging William Prime's (q.v.) dragoman, he visits the bazaars, mosques, and Pyramids before sailing in the dahabeeya Rip Van Winkle up the Nile.",
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