dragon boat

English dictionary entry

Meanings

noun
  1. A type of boat raced in Chinese festivals featuring a dragon motif and twenty paddling, one drumming, and one steering known as the sweep.

Word forms

dragon boat dragon boats

Etymology

Calque from Chinese 龍船/龙船 (lóngchuán).

Related words

Viking longship
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