Praam
,
[D.
praam
; cf. G.
prahm
, F.
prame
; all of Slavonic origin, from a word akin to E.
fare
. See
Fare
.]
(Naut.)
A flat-bottomed boat or lighter, – used in Holland and the Baltic, and sometimes armed in case of war.
[Written also
pram
, and
prame
.]