dragon boat

noun

A type of boat raced in Chinese festivals featuring a dragon motif and twenty paddling, one drumming, and one steering known as the sweep.

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Meanings

noundragon boat (plural dragon boats)

plural dragon boats

  1. A type of boat raced in Chinese festivals featuring a dragon motif and twenty paddling, one drumming, and one steering known as the sweep.

Origin

Calque from Chinese 龍船／龙船 (lóngchuán).

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Translations

Bengali আজদাহা নাও
  • আজদাহা নাও (azdaha nao)a type of boat raced in Chinese festivals
Chinese Mandarin 龍船 /龙船, 龍舟 /龙舟
  • 龍船 /龙船 (lóngchuán)a type of boat raced in Chinese festivals
  • 龍舟 /龙舟 (lóngzhōu)a type of boat raced in Chinese festivals
Czech dračí loď
  • dračí loďa type of boat raced in Chinese festivals
Dutch drakenboot
  • drakenboota type of boat raced in Chinese festivals
Finnish lohikäärmevene
  • lohikäärmevenea type of boat raced in Chinese festivals
French bateau-dragon
  • bateau-dragona type of boat raced in Chinese festivals
German Drachenboot
  • Drachenboota type of boat raced in Chinese festivals
Hungarian sárkányhajó
  • sárkányhajóa type of boat raced in Chinese festivals
Indonesian perahu naga
  • perahu nagaa type of boat raced in Chinese festivals
Italian dragonboat
  • dragonboata type of boat raced in Chinese festivals
Japanese ドラゴンボート, ペーロン
  • ドラゴンボート (doragon bōto)a type of boat raced in Chinese festivals
  • ペーロン (pēron)a type of boat raced in Chinese festivals
Malay perahu naga
  • perahu nagaa type of boat raced in Chinese festivals
Persian قایق اژدها, اژدهابَلم
  • قایق اژدها (qâyeq eždehâ)a type of boat raced in Chinese festivals
  • اژدهابَلم (eždehâ-balam)a type of boat raced in Chinese festivals
Polish smocza łódź
  • smocza łódźa type of boat raced in Chinese festivals
Portuguese barco dragão
  • barco dragãoa type of boat raced in Chinese festivals
Russian драгонбо́т
  • драгонбо́т (dragonbót)a type of boat raced in Chinese festivals
Slovak dračia loď
  • dračia loďa type of boat raced in Chinese festivals
Spanish barco dragón
  • barco dragóna type of boat raced in Chinese festivals
Swedish drakbåt
  • drakbåta type of boat raced in Chinese festivals
Vietnamese thuyền rồng
  • thuyền rồnga type of boat raced in Chinese festivals
Cite this entry
APA

dragon boat. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 4, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/dragon%20boat

MLA

“dragon boat.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/dragon%20boat. Accessed November 4, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “dragon boat,” accessed November 4, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/dragon%20boat.

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