dragon boat
A type of boat raced in Chinese festivals featuring a dragon motif and twenty…A type of boat raced in Chinese festivals featuring a dragon motif and twenty paddling, one drumming, and one steering known as the sweep.
» During the Dragon Boat Festival, there needs to be a dragon boat race.
Meaning
1 sensesA type of boat raced in Chinese festivals featuring a dragon motif and twenty paddling, one drumming, and one steering known as the sweep.
Drachenboot
драгонбо́тdragonbót
Examples
3 sentencesDuring the Dragon Boat Festival, there needs to be a dragon boat race.
The Dragon Boat Festival commemorates Qu Yuan.
deDas Drachenbootfest dient dem Andenken Qu Yuans.
The women row together in an old Chinese shell called a dragon boat, which contains seats for twenty rowers.
Translations
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Origin
Calque from Chinese 龍船/龙船 (lóngchuán).Calque from Chinese 龍船/龙船 (lóngchuán).
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Forms
plural: dragon boats| Singular | dragon boat |
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