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Webster 1913 Edition

Proa

Pro′a

,
Noun.
[Malay
prā
[GREEK], pr
āh[GREEK]
.]
(Naut.)
A sailing canoe of the Ladrone Islands and Malay Archipelago, having its lee side flat and its weather side like that of an ordinary boat. The ends are alike. The canoe is long and narrow, and is kept from overturning by a cigar-shaped log attached to a frame extending several feet to windward. It has been called the
flying proa
, and is the swiftest sailing craft known.

Webster 1828 Edition

Proa

PRO'A

,
Noun.
Flying proa, a vessel used in the south seas, with the head and stern exactly alike,but with the sides differently formed. That which is intended for the lee side is flat, the other rounding. To prevent oversetting, the vessel is furnished with a frame extended from the windward side, called an out-rigger.

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