Definitions
from The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition.
- noun Any of various lateen-rigged sailing vessels with one or two masts, used especially along the eastern coast of Africa.
from The Century Dictionary.
- noun An Arab vessel, generally with one mast, of from 150 to 250 tons' burden, employed in trading, and also in carrying slaves from the east coast of Africa to the Persian Gulf and the Red Sea. Also spelled
dow .
from the GNU version of the Collaborative International Dictionary of English.
- noun A coasting vessel of Arabia, East Africa, and the Indian Ocean. It has generally but one mast and a lateen sail.
from Wiktionary, Creative Commons Attribution/Share-Alike License.
- noun nautical A coasting vessel of
Arabia , East Africa, and theIndian Ocean . It has generally but onemast and alateen sail .
from WordNet 3.0 Copyright 2006 by Princeton University. All rights reserved.
- noun a lateen-rigged sailing vessel used by Arabs
Etymologies
from The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 4th Edition
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Examples
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A dhow is a traditional Arab trading craft usually limited in size to about 40-100 feet and motor or sail powered.
Persian Gulf Ship Inspectors-- The Brits Captured by Iran 2007
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The work of arranging the stuff in the dhow was the most difficult of all, because we dared not light a lantern, yet we also dared not stow things carelessly for fear of confusion when the hour of action came.
The Ivory Trail Mundy, Talbot, 1879-1940 1920
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Even before the sun grew high the dhow was a comfortless indecent thing, more crowded than anything Noah can have had to tolerate: and we lacked Noah's faith in omniscient guidance, in addition to sailing in a hotter latitude, and having more fleas on board than the pair he is reported to have carried.
The Ivory Trail Mundy, Talbot, 1879-1940 1920
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The work of arranging the stuff in the dhow was the most difficult of all, because we dared not light a lantern, yet we also dared not stow things carelessly for fear of confusion when the hour of action came.
The Ivory Trail Talbot Mundy 1909
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Even before the sun grew high the dhow was a comfortless indecent thing, more crowded than anything Noah can have had to tolerate: and we lacked Noah's faith in omniscient guidance, in addition to sailing in a hotter latitude, and having more fleas on board than the pair he is reported to have carried.
The Ivory Trail Talbot Mundy 1909
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He arrived, however, at the conclusion that the dhow was a lawful prize, and to prevent the risk of her ever carrying more slaves, he issued an order that she should immediately be set on fire.
The Three Commanders William Henry Giles Kingston 1847
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As it was evident that the dhow was a lawful trader, Rhymer apologised to the captain, and stepping into his boat pulled for the shore, while the dhow sailed on her course.
Ned Garth Made Prisoner in Africa. A Tale of the Slave Trade William Henry Giles Kingston 1847
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In the latest incident, Pentagon press secretary George Little said the Iranians aboard a cargo boat known as a dhow about 80 kilometres southeast of the Iraqi port of Umm Qasr used flares and flashlights to hail the cutter Monomoy at 3 a.m. local time Tuesday.
The Globe and Mail - Home RSS feed ROBERT BURNS 2012
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After circling the Somali vessel, known as a dhow, the British launched a small assault vessel.
FP Passport 2008
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Now, as sailors know, it is quite impossible for a dhow which is only rigged to run before the monsoon to beat back against it.
She Henry Rider Haggard 1890
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