boat people

plural noun

refugees who have fled a country by boat, usually without sufficient provisions, navigational aids, or a set destination, especially those who left Indochina by sea as a result of the fall of South Vietnam in 1975.

Origin of boat people

First recorded in 1975–80

Words nearby boat people

boatman, boatmanship, boat nail, boat neck, boat patch, boat people, boat race, boat shoe, boatslip, boatsman, boatsmanship

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Example sentences from the Web for boat people

At sundown the boat-people anchor their craft in rows to stakes, thus forming boat-terraces as it were.
Man on the Ocean|R.M. Ballantyne
I'll hide about, and mayhap somehow I might get a chance among the boat-people.
"Us"|Mary Louisa S. Molesworth
There exist particular works concerning the history, the customs and laws of these boat-people.
History of the Pirates Who Infested the China Sea From 1807 to 1810|Various
Though the boat-people were still too far off to distinguish figures, a signal might catch their eye.
The Settlers at Home|Harriet Martineau

British Dictionary definitions for boat people

boat people

pl n

refugees, esp from Vietnam in the late 1970s, who leave by boat hoping to be picked up by ships of another country

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单词	boat people
释义	boat people plural noun refugees who have fled a country by boat, usually without sufficient provisions, navigational aids, or a set destination, especially those who left Indochina by sea as a result of the fall of South Vietnam in 1975. Origin of boat people First recorded in 1975–80 Words nearby boat people boatman, boatmanship, boat nail, boat neck, boat patch, boat people, boat race, boat shoe, boatslip, boatsman, boatsmanship Dictionary.com UnabridgedBased on the Random House Unabridged Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2020 Example sentences from the Web for boat people At sundown the boat-people anchor their craft in rows to stakes, thus forming boat-terraces as it were. Man on the Ocean\|R.M. Ballantyne I'll hide about, and mayhap somehow I might get a chance among the boat-people. "Us"\|Mary Louisa S. Molesworth There exist particular works concerning the history, the customs and laws of these boat-people. History of the Pirates Who Infested the China Sea From 1807 to 1810\|Various Though the boat-people were still too far off to distinguish figures, a signal might catch their eye. The Settlers at Home\|Harriet Martineau British Dictionary definitions for boat people boat people pl n refugees, esp from Vietnam in the late 1970s, who leave by boat hoping to be picked up by ships of another country Collins English Dictionary - Complete & Unabridged 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012 Words related to boat people foreigner, alien, exile, expatriate, displaced person, emigrant, evacuee, castaway, renegade, deserter, foundling, outlaw, fugitive, outcast, defector, escapee, leper, prodigal, maroon, derelict
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boat people

plural noun

Origin of boat people

Words nearby boat people

Example sentences from the Web for boat people

British Dictionary definitions for boat people

pl n

Words related to boat people