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单词 machan
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Definition of machan in English:

machan

noun mʌˈtʃɑːn
  • (in South Asia) a platform erected in a tree, used originally for hunting large animals and now for watching animals in wildlife reserves.

    Example sentencesExamples
    • The estate forest has numerous waterholes, which have observation machans overlooking them, providing the guest undisturbed wildlife viewing.
    • The place has been refurbished for the festival and the dhaba atmosphere has been created with a puncture shop, country liquor outlet, sweet shop, machan and all other trappings of a dhaba.
    • In a wildlife park near the scenic town of Albany, New Hampshire, the police pulled out a 45-year-old man from the septic tank under a public toilet in a park, his chosen machan for peering at women's backsides.

Origin

Via Hindi from Sanskrit mañcaka.

 
 
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