单词 | jangada |
释义 | jangadan. (a) A float or raft consisting of four or five logs fastened together, and furnished with a seat and lateen sail, so as to form a rude fishing-boat: used in the northern parts of Brazil and Peru. (b) Originally: a raft, used in the East Indies, often formed of two or more boats fastened together; a jangar n. ΘΚΠ society > travel > travel by water > vessel, ship, or boat > vessel propelled by sail > [noun] > sailing-raft jangada1589 society > travel > travel by water > vessel, ship, or boat > vessel of specific construction or shape > vessels of primitive construction > [noun] > raft > types of raft > in East Indies jangada1589 jangar1800 society > travel > travel by water > vessel, ship, or boat > vessel of specific construction or shape > vessels of primitive construction > [noun] > raft > types of raft > in South America jangada1589 balsa1777 1589 J. Sarracoll in R. Hakluyt Princ. Navigations iii. 800 There came aboord vs, two Indians vpon a Gyngatho. 1598 W. Phillip tr. J. H. van Linschoten Disc. Voy. E. & W. Indies i. xcii. 147/2 Some tooke bords, deals, and other peeces of wood, & bound them together (which ye Portingals cal Iangadas)..all hoping to saue their liues. 1625 S. Purchas Pilgrimes I. v. 631 Their Boat being split in pieces, made a Gingada of Timber. 1772 J. Adams tr. A. de Ulloa Voy. S. Amer. (ed. 3) I. 181 These Balzas, called by the Indians, Jungadas [note, They are the same that are called Catamorans in the East Indies]. 1846 G. Gardner Trav. Brazil 79. 1893 Daily News 27 May 5/3 To create a fresh sensation by importing a ‘Jangada’ from Pernambuco for use on our own river. This entry has not yet been fully updated (first published 1900; most recently modified version published online December 2020). < n.1589 |
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