Definitions
a lateen-rigged sailing vessel used by Arabs
Word origin
From Arabic دَاو (dāw).
Used in a sentence
“I suppose I must have slept for seven or eight hours, getting the first real rest that I had had since the night before the loss of the dhow, for when I woke the sun was high in the heavens.”
“Joshua continued preparing breakfast, Bijan returned to piloting the dhow offshore and Pourghasem returned to his watch.[…]Several dhows were on the water and some fishermen were already at work.”
“The navy sometimes hired dhows for its patrols.[…]If a dhow was stopped, the slaves could not be counted on to make their presence known, having probably been told that the Europeans would kill them.”
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Used as a crossword answer2 curated clues
01“Arab lateen craft”4 letters
02“Lateen-rigged vessel”4 letters
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