Sampan

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  • noun. A flatbottom Asian skiff usually propelled by two oars.
    • The Century Dictionary and Cyclopedia
  • noun. A small boat used on the coasts of China, Japan, and Java, corresponding to the skiff of Europe and America, and propelled with either sculls or a sail. It is sometimes provided with a fore-and-aft roofing of mats, affording shelter and habitation for a family.
    • the GNU version of the Collaborative International Dictionary of English
  • noun. A Chinese boat from twelve to fifteen feet long, covered with a house, and sometimes used as a permanent habitation on the inland waters.
    • Wiktionary, Creative Commons Attribution/Share-Alike License
  • noun. A flat-bottomed Chinese wooden boat propelled by two oars.
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  • noun. an Asian skiff usually propelled by two oars
    • Word Usage
    "But the sampan was already by us and wasn't stopping."
    Hypernym
    Words that are more generic or abstract
    skiff  
    Same Context
    Words that are found in similar contexts
    000-mile  caravel  defibrillator  dromond  early-rising  
    variant
    sanpan  
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