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sampan

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sam·pan  (smpn)
n.
A flatbottom Asian skiff usually propelled by two oars.

[Chinese (Cantonese) saam-paán, equivalent to Chinese (Mandarin) sn, three + bn, board.]

sampan [ˈsæmpæn]
n
(Transport / Nautical Terms) any small skiff, widely used in the Orient, that is propelled by oars or a scull
[from Chinese san pan, from san three + pan board]
ThesaurusLegend:  Synonyms Related Words Antonyms
Noun1.sampansampan - an Asian skiff usually propelled by two oars
skiff - any of various small boats propelled by oars or by sails or by a motor
Translations
sampan [ˈsæmpæn] Nsampán m

sampan
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sampan
n sampan [ˈsӕmpӕn]
a small flat-bottomed Chinese boat. sampan قارِب صَغير بِشِراع من القَش китайска лодка sampan sampan der Sampan σαμπάν (κινέζικη βάρκα) sampán sampan قايق كوچك چيني sampaani sampan סַמפָּן साम्पन sampan szampan sampan kínversk flatbytna sampan, sampang 平底船 (배) 삼판 sampanas ķīniešu laiva sampan sampan sampan dżonka sampana barcă cu pânze/chinezească сампан sampan sampan sampan sampan เรือสำปั้น; เรือแจวหรือเรือใบที่ใช้ในเมืองจีน Çin kayığı 舢舨 сампан سپاٹ پیندے کی ایک چھوٹی جاپانی کشتی thuyền ba ván 舢舨


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The fire in the bows of the sampan shone faintly in the distance with a hazy red glow.
Then he resumed his watch for the friendly prahu, or smaller sampan which he knew time would eventually bring from up or down the river to his rescue, for who of the surrounding natives would dare refuse succor to the powerful Rajah of Sakkan!
An' as he was a-gettin' under way, didn't the fond husbands get left astern-like in their sampan, as it might be by accident?
 
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