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Definition of Pirogues
1. pirogue [n] - See also: pirogue
Lexicographical Neighbors of Pirogues
Literary usage of Pirogues
Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:
1. The Island of Cuba by Alexander von Humboldt, John S. Thrasher (1856)
"... Cortes Columbus and the natives—Fleets of pirogues from Yucatan— Hopes of
Columbus—His remarkable vision—His pathetic complaints—Hernan Cortes—Stranding ..."
2. St. Lucia: Historical, Statistical, and Descriptive by Henry Hegart Breen (1844)
"... the Valley of Mabouya—The Bamboos—Road Commissioners—Communication by Water—"
pirogues"— Danger of the Bays to Windward—Scenery of the Leeward Coast—The ..."
3. Jean Baptiste Le Moyne: Sieur de Bienville by Grace Elizabeth King (1892)
"My men returned, bringing me the three pirogues, in which we embarked; ...
Left our pirogues and marched the length of the lake on a ridge of ..."
4. The Memoirs of the Conquistador Bernal Diaz Del Castillo by Bernal Díaz del Castillo, John Ingram Lockhart (1844)
"to bestow considerable lands upon them after Mexico should be taken ; they then
described to him the spot where the armed pirogues lay ..."
5. Explorations Into the World of Lewis and Clark: 194 Essays from the Pages of by Robert A. Saindon (2003)
"The pirogues were busy from the first day the party arrived at Mandan, ...
The lading of the pirogues could not be unloaded until suitable quarters were ..."
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