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Synonyms for pirogue
| Grammar : Noun |
| Spell : pi-rohg, pee-rohg |
| Phonetic Transcription : pɪˈroʊg, ˈpi roʊg |
Définition of pirogue
Origin :- 1660s, from French pirogue, probably from Galibi (a Carib language) piragua "a dug-out." Cf. Spanish piragua (1530s).
- As in canoe : noun light, paddled boat
- I shall land in the pirogue with the doctor and the boatswain.
- Extract from : « The English at the North Pole » by Jules Verne
- There was no trace left where the pirogue was moored—no mark upon the tree.
- Extract from : « The Quadroon » by Mayne Reid
- Then the reflection followed—if such were the case, I should have found the pirogue by the tree?
- Extract from : « The Quadroon » by Mayne Reid
- He would not understand the firing, and might fear to come with the pirogue!
- Extract from : « The Quadroon » by Mayne Reid
- They could see the pirogue, and both the negro and myself standing by the bow.
- Extract from : « The Quadroon » by Mayne Reid
- The pirogue floated in an element that more resembled ink than water.
- Extract from : « The Quadroon » by Mayne Reid
- I had made this reconnoissance while my companion was engaged in fastening his pirogue to the tree.
- Extract from : « The Quadroon » by Mayne Reid
- The pirogue was filled with the weak, and in the end of it I was curled up with my drum.
- Extract from : « The Crossing » by Winston Churchill
- A dozen held tremblingly to the pirogue's gunwale, lest they fall and drown.
- Extract from : « The Crossing » by Winston Churchill
- He had but one pirogue, in which were his wife and children.
- Extract from : « Celebrated Travels and Travellers » by Jules Verne
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