longtail boats

A form of longtail boat — A type of watercraft native to Southeast Asia, which uses a common automotive engine as a powerplant; there is much variation among them, and in rural areas they may be improvised from bamboo and traditional materials with the sole defining characteristic being a secondhand car or truck engine.

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Meanings

noun
  1. pluralplural of longtail boat
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