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sampans

sampans is the plural of sampan.

Meaning of sampan

Noun

sampan (plural sampans)

  1. (historical) A Chinese flat-bottomed wooden boat propelled by two oars.
    • We traveled down the Min River from Nanping in a small sampan, flying the American flag for protection against bandits and soldiers. Those were the days when the Stars and Stripes still afforded some protection.1953, John C. Caldwell, China Coast Family, Chicago: Henry Regnery Company, →LCCN, →OCLC, page 96

Questions about sampans

What is sampans the plural of?
Sampans is the plural of sampan.

Words near sampans in the dictionary

  1. sampaloc
  2. sampalocs
  3. Sampalukin
  4. sampan
  5. Sampannata
  6. sampans
  7. Sampao East
  8. Sampao West
  9. Sampath
  10. Sampaths
  11. Sampayo

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