machan
9.9
A raised platform in a tree or on poles for watching animals
- noun
- Indian
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plataforma de observación
- From the machan, the researchers could observe the animals without disturbing them.
Examples
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Villagers built a sturdy machan to keep watch over their crops at night.
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The hunters spent the night in a machan waiting for the tiger to appear.
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The hunter sat on the machan waiting for deer.
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They built a machan high in the tree.
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The hunters spent the night in a machan waiting for the tiger to appear.
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From the machan, the researchers could observe the animals without disturbing them.
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Villagers built a sturdy machan to keep watch over their crops at night.
Synonyms
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5.8
A platform placed high in a tree that a hunter uses to watch or shoot animals
is built on poles or in trees and used especially in South Asia
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Etymology
Machan for a raised platform comes from the Hindi and Urdu word machān, which means 'a raised platform' used for hunting or watching. So a machan is literally a high place where people wait to see animals.