Explore Dhow through 9 example sentences from English, with an explanation of the meaning. Ideal for language learners, writers and word enthusiasts.
Dhow meaning
A traditional sailing vessel used along the coasts of Arabia, East Africa, and the Indian Ocean, generally having a single mast and a lateen sail.
Synonyms of Dhow
Using Dhow
- The main meaning on this page is: A traditional sailing vessel used along the coasts of Arabia, East Africa, and the Indian Ocean, generally having a single mast and a lateen sail.
- Useful related words include: sailing vessel, sailing ship.
- In the example corpus, dhow often appears in combinations such as: dhow in.
Context around Dhow
- Average sentence length in these examples: 20.6 words
- Position in the sentence: 1 start, 7 middle, 1 end
- Sentence types: 9 statements, 0 questions, 0 exclamations
Corpus analysis for Dhow
- In this selection, "dhow" usually appears in the middle of the sentence. The average example has 20.6 words, and this corpus slice is mostly made up of statements.
- Around the word, motorised, reef, traditional, workers, tours and boat stand out and add context to how "dhow" is used.
- Recognizable usage signals include a motorised dhow or fishing and a traditional dhow boat. That gives this page its own corpus information beyond isolated example sentences.
- By corpus frequency, "dhow" sits close to words such as aakash, aanholt and aardwolf, which helps place it inside the broader word index.
Example types with dhow
The same corpus examples are grouped by length and sentence type, making it easier to see the contexts in which the word appears:
Commerce and trade A dhow in the Gulf of Aden. (10 words)
A trip to Musandam would be incomplete without taking it to the sea in a traditional dhow boat. (18 words)
The song is from the recent movie ‘Uru’ based on the story of dhow workers of Beypore in Kozhikode. (19 words)
Somali pirates have traditionally sought to capture a “mother ship” – a motorised dhow or fishing trawler – capable of sailing greater distances where they can target larger vessels. (27 words)
When the dhow failed to lower its sail, Gartorth felt certain that she was a slaver and ceased firing for the sake of the slaves onboard. (26 words)
Omani people needed the coir rope from the coconut fiber to stitch together their traditional high seas-going dhow vessels in which nails were never used. (26 words)
Example sentences (9)
The song is from the recent movie ‘Uru’ based on the story of dhow workers of Beypore in Kozhikode.
Somali pirates have traditionally sought to capture a “mother ship” – a motorised dhow or fishing trawler – capable of sailing greater distances where they can target larger vessels.
Activites include snorkeling and diving on the house reef, dhow tours, deep sea fishing and picnics on remote sandbars.
The U.S. Navy announced a new weapons cache found aboard a dhow in the Arabian Sea this month.
A trip to Musandam would be incomplete without taking it to the sea in a traditional dhow boat.
The second prize included 3-nights’ accommodation in Dubai, including a desert safari and dhow cruise, also sponsored by 79 Travel.
When the dhow failed to lower its sail, Gartorth felt certain that she was a slaver and ceased firing for the sake of the slaves onboard.
Commerce and trade A dhow in the Gulf of Aden.
Omani people needed the coir rope from the coconut fiber to stitch together their traditional high seas-going dhow vessels in which nails were never used.
Common combinations with dhow
These word pairs occur most frequently in English texts:
- dhow in 2×