sampan
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- noun
- /ˈsæmpən/
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sampán
- She sat in the sampan as it glided smoothly across the calm waters of the lake.
- a wooden sampan
Examples
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The fisherman navigated his sampan expertly through the narrow river channels.
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Enchanted is an overworked word, but that night we spent an enchanted evening aboard a sampan on the River of Perfumes, which bisects Hue east and west.
Fiction book (1991) -
A nice, private sampan for him to live in.
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A sampan floats down a river.
Fiction book (2000) -
Looks like sampans are bringing more men from shore.
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Each sampan wears a bamboo hood in the stern, and here the owner houses his wife and rears his family.
Blog text (22) -
Sampans huddled together, filled with families who lived their lives on the crowded, swaying decks of the boats.
Fiction book (2000) -
After sunset, the sampan became a cozy refuge for the family enjoying the night breeze.
Synonyms
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1.0
A small open boat moved with oars on lakes and rivers
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7.7
A small light boat for one person that you move with oars or a motor
A small boat with long poles on each side used for fishing and short trips
How Big
Surface Forms
Etymology
The word sampan comes from Chinese words sam 'three' and pan 'plank', because these simple boats were often made from three boards. That's why a sampan is a small, flat Asian boat you see on rivers and in harbors.