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piragua

/pi-rah-gwuh, -rag-wuh/US // pɪˈrɑ gwə, -ˈræg wə //UK // (pɪˈrɑːɡwə, -ˈræɡ-) //

盗版,盗猎者,盗贼,盗伐

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Definitions

n.名词 noun
  1. 1
    • : Also pirogue. a canoe made by hollowing out a tree trunk.
    • : a flat-bottomed sailing vessel having two masts.

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Examples

  • From the dugout have come the piragua, Rose's tobacco boat, and the Chesapeake Bay canoe and bugeye as we see them today.

  • Ageros's description of the construction of a piragua cannot be improved.

  • Their boats had the addition of another piragua, which they found lying at Chepillo.

  • Sawkins, whose canoe was disabled, went next into the piragua to meet Peralta, leaving the four canoes to harass the admiral.

  • An awning of brilliant cloths, running from stem to stern over the piragua, overshadowed and almost hid the rowers.