sampan

🇺🇸 /ˈsæmpæn/ 🇬🇧 /ˈsæmpæn/
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a small, simple boat mostly used in Eastern countries, especially China, that has a flat bottom

We took a ride on a sampan to explore the narrow waterways.

translation

n. a small, simple boat mostly used in Eastern countries, especially China, that has a flat bottom

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Plural sampans