Dahabeeya

Quick meaning: Dahabeeya is a noun meaning A large, slow, flat-bottomed boat with a sail at one end, used on the Nile river for carrying passengers, hauling cargo, or as a houseboat.

Meaning

A large, slow, flat-bottomed boat with a sail at one end, used on the Nile river for carrying passengers, hauling cargo, or as a houseboat.

Example Sentences

They had gone on foot just for the chance to be free of the confines of the constantly rolling rhythm of the dahabeeya.

Engaging William Prime's (q.v.) dragoman, he visits the bazaars, mosques, and Pyramids before sailing in the dahabeeya Rip Van Winkle up the Nile.

Together they organized an expedition by dahabeeya down the Nile, where they did considerable shooting and Cory made important additions to his collection of birds.

Word Forms

• dahabeeyas

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