kellong

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A form of kelong — A wooden offshore platform for fishermen found in Malaysia, Philippines, Indonesia, and Singapore.

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Meanings

nounkellong (plural kellongs)

plural kellongs

  1. alternativeAlternative form of kelong.

    With Seth, Lisa's faithful dog, we spent many nights on lonely beaches or in abandoned kellongs (fishing shelters built out over the water on stakes) on Malaysian or Indonesian territory.

    2001, Ralph Von Arnim, All for a Bottle of Whisky, Sheridan House, Inc., →ISBN, page 13
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APA

kellong. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/kellong

MLA

“kellong.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/kellong. Accessed November 3, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “kellong,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/kellong.

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