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Definition of Prahus
1. prahu [n] - See also: prahu
Lexicographical Neighbors of Prahus
Literary usage of Prahus
Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:
1. Narrative of the Voyage of H.M.S. Samarang, During the Years 1843-46 by Edward Belcher, Arthur Adams (1848)
"Heard—Destroy several of the enemy's prahus with shot and Congreve rockets—Woman
and child saved from a burning Prahu—Cessation of hostilities. ..."
2. The Expedition to Borneo of H.M.S. Dido for the Suppression of Piracy: With by Henry Keppel, James Brooke (1846)
"A meeting of prahus, and fight.—Se- riff Sahib's treatment of the ... Chase of
three piratical prahus.—Boat expedition.—Action with the pirates, ..."
3. Enterprise in Tropical Australia by George Windsor Earl (1846)
"Preparations for the Rainy Season—Excursion of the Britomart to Timor—Arrival of
Macassar prahus — Strange Ships upon the Coast—-Arrival of Commodore ..."
4. The Expedition to Borneo of H.M.S. Dido for the Suppression of Piracy: With by Henry Keppel, James Brooke (1847)
"Chase of three piratical prahus. Boat-expedition. Action with the pirates, and
capture of a prahu. Arrival at Sarawak. Mr. Brooke's reception. ..."
5. Our Tropical Possessions in Malayan India: Being a Descriptive Account of by John Cameron (1865)
"... Dockyards—Present Dock—Shipping in the Roadstead — Men-of-War — Chinese Junks —
Coolie Horrors — Malay prahus—Small Boats—Coral—The Town Frontage—Fort ..."
6. Life in the forests of the Far East by Spenser St. John (1862)
"... prahus—Their Rencontre with Sir Edward Belcher— Pirates off the Arm Group—Sulu
Justice—Appearance of the People—Attack on the Spanish Gunboats—Public ..."
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