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coracle

/kawr-uh-kuhl, kor-/US // ˈkɔr ə kəl, ˈkɒr- //UK // (ˈkɒrəkəl) //

绳索,绳结,珊瑚礁,珊瑚岛

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n.名词 noun
  1. 1
    • : a small, round, or very broad boat made of wickerwork or interwoven laths covered with a waterproof layer of animal skin, canvas, tarred or oiled cloth, or the like: used in Wales, Ireland, and parts of western England.

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Examples

  • The Irish claim centers on St Brendan, who in the sixth century is said to have sailed to America in his coracle.

  • There was the voyage of Maeldun, who had set out in his coracle, and visited strange islands.

  • Silence was between them as they neared the cove where a large coracle lay, with three men in it.

  • The sun was already among the outer isles when the coracle passed near the Isle of Columns.

  • In the narrow channel that separates Inch Marnock from Bute she saw a tiny coracle with a man on board.

  • Fishing at sea in a skin coracle, he was seized by Irish pirates, who carried him off towards Ireland.