English Explanatory Dictionary

Tuas

English dictionary entry

Meanings

name
  1. A planning area in the West Region, Singapore.

Word forms

Tuas

Etymology

Derived from Malay Tuas, from tuas (literally “lever; to raise by leverage, to haul up”), a type of fishing method traditionally used by coastal Malay fishermen where they used coconut fronds and branches to create shade that attracted fish. The net, suspended beneath the fronds, was hauled up to catch the fish.

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