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

Example sentences :

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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