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coracle

/ˈkɒɹəkəl/

coracle noun: a small circular or oblong boat made of wickerwork and made watertight with hides or pitch, propelled and steered with a single paddle and light enough to be carried on a person's back.

coracle: a small circular or oblong boat made of wickerwork and made watertight with hides or pitch,...
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Noun

coracle (plural coracles)

  1. A small circular or oblong boat made of wickerwork and made watertight with hides or pitch, propelled and steered with a single paddle and light enough to be carried on a person's back.
    • The White Hart, overlooking the bridge, has a bar named after the coracles that may still be seen on this part of the Teifi.1980, AA Book of British Villages, Drive Publications Ltd, page 110

coracle meaning in Tamil, Malayalam, Kannada and Arabic

coracle in Tamil

small circular or oblong boat made of wickerwork
பரிசல் parical, பஃறி paḥṟi

coracle in Malayalam

small circular or oblong boat made of wickerwork
കുട്ടവള്ളം kuṭṭavaḷḷaṁ

coracle in Kannada

small circular or oblong boat made of wickerwork
ಹರಗೋಲು haragōlu

coracle in Arabic

small circular or oblong boat made of wickerwork
قفة quffa
More languagesFewer languages
coracle in Vietnamese
thuyền thúng, thúng chai

Forms of coracle

pluralcoracles

Origin of coracle

Of Celtic origin; related to Welsh corwg, Irish curach (“boat”) and Cornish gorhel (“ship”), from Proto-Celtic *kurukos (“boat”).

Words formed from coracle

Questions about coracle

What does coracle mean?
Coracle means a small circular or oblong boat made of wickerwork and made watertight with hides or pitch, propelled and steered with a single paddle and light enough to be carried on a person's back.
What is coracle in Tamil?
Coracle in Tamil is பரிசல் (parical), பஃறி (paḥṟi). See Coracle meaning in Tamil.
What part of speech is coracle?
Coracle is a noun.
How do you pronounce coracle?
Coracle is pronounced /ˈkɒɹəkəl/.
What is the plural of coracle?
The plural of coracle is coracles.

Words near coracle in the dictionary

  1. coraciid
  2. coraciids
  3. coraciiform
  4. coraciiforms
  5. Corack East
  6. coracle
  7. coracler
  8. coraclers
  9. coracles
  10. coraco-
  11. coracoacromial

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