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Proa

A sailing vessel found in the waters of Micronesia and Indonesia; it has a single, large outrigger and a triangular sail.

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A sailing vessel found in the waters of Micronesia and Indonesia; it has a single, large outrigger and a triangular sail.

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praonoun	Alternative form of proa. [A sailing vessel found in the waters of Micronesia and Indonesia; it has a single, large outrigger and a triangular sail.]
prownoun	(nautical) The front part of a vessel.
paraonoun	(Philippines, nautical) A sailing vessel found in the waters of the Philippines, similar to a proa.
prahunoun	Alternative form of proa. [A sailing vessel found in the waters of Micronesia and Indonesia; it has a single, large outrigger and a triangular sail.]
perahunoun	Alternative form of proa (“sailing vessel”). [A sailing vessel found in the waters of Micronesia and Indonesia; it has a single, large outrigger and a triangular sail.]
praunoun	Alternative form of proa. [A sailing vessel found in the waters of Micronesia and Indonesia; it has a single, large outrigger and a triangular sail.]
kaepnoun	(nautical) A type of proa native to Palau
caracorenoun	Alternative form of caracoa. [(historical, nautical) Any of various similar light vessels or proas used by the Malays, and the Indonesians and Filipinos, particularly for raiding.]
outriggernoun	(nautical) A long thin timber, pontoon, or other float attached parallel to a canoe or boat by projecting struts as a means of preventing tipping or capsizing.
penjajapnoun	A long, narrow, fast galley-like warship used by several Austronesian ethnic groups in maritime Southeast Asia.
corocore	—
droghernoun	Any small, slow craft, especially for transporting goods to or from shore.
barotonoun	(Philippines, nautical) A small dugout canoe boat from the Philippines, which normally lacks outriggers and is usually used in calm waters.
peroquanoun	A kind of boat.
gorapnoun	A Northern Halmahera language spoken mainly by the Bobaneigo people in North Halmahera.
piroguenoun	A canoe of shallow draft, made by hollowing a log.
lancarannoun	(historical) A kind of sailing ship used in Maritime Southeast Asia, propelled by oars and sails with two quarter rudders, one on either side of the stern.
paiponoun	Any prone-ridden surf-craft that is neither an inflatable mat nor a traditional finless soft bodyboard.
grabnoun	(countable) A sudden snatch at something.
four-masternoun	A large four-masted sailboat.