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nounprahm (plural prahms)
plural prahms · alternative praam · alternative pram
- A flat-bottomed boat.
The dinghy was trailing astern at the end of its painter, and Merrion looked at it as he passed. He saw that it was a battered-looking affair of the prahm type, with a blunt snout, and like the parent ship, had recently been painted a vivid green.
1944, Miles Burton, The Three Corpse Trick, chapter 5
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APA
prahm. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/prahm
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“prahm.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/prahm. Accessed November 3, 2026.
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WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “prahm,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/prahm.
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