dragon boat
dragon boat noun: a type of boat raced in Chinese festivals featuring a dragon motif and twenty paddling, one drumming, and one steering known as the sweep.
Noun
dragon boat (plural dragon boats)
dragon boat meaning in Bengali, Malay, Indonesian and Persian
dragon boat in Bengali
- a type of boat raced in Chinese festivals
- আজদাহা নাও azdaha nao
dragon boat in Malay
- a type of boat raced in Chinese festivals
- perahu naga
dragon boat in Indonesian
- a type of boat raced in Chinese festivals
- perahu naga
dragon boat in Persian
- a type of boat raced in Chinese festivals
- قایق اژدها qâyeq eždehâ, اژدهابَلم eždehâ-balam
More languagesFewer languages
- dragon boat in Vietnamese
- thuyền rồng
Forms of dragon boat
| plural | dragon boats |
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Origin of dragon boat
Calque from Chinese 龍船／龙船 (lóngchuán).
Words formed from dragon boat
Questions about dragon boat
- What does dragon boat mean?
- Dragon boat means a type of boat raced in Chinese festivals featuring a dragon motif and twenty paddling, one drumming, and one steering known as the sweep.
- What is dragon boat in Bengali?
- Dragon boat in Bengali is আজদাহা নাও (azdaha nao). See Dragon boat meaning in Bengali.
- What part of speech is dragon boat?
- Dragon boat is a noun.
- What is the plural of dragon boat?
- The plural of dragon boat is dragon boats.
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