dragon boat
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English[edit]
Etymology[edit]
Calque of Chinese 龍船/龙船 (lóngchuán).
Noun[edit]
dragon boat (plural dragon boats)
- A type of boat raced in Chinese festivals featuring a dragon motif and twenty paddling, one drumming, and one steering known as the sweep.
Derived terms[edit]
Translations[edit]
a type of boat raced in Chinese festivals
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See also[edit]
- Viking longships (called dragonships by enemies such as the English)