sampan
noun
sam·pan
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Definition of sampan
: a flat-bottomed skiff used in eastern Asia and usually propelled by two short oars
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Max, 6, my youngest, bolted past the staff lined up to greet us and planted his nose on the lee-side picture window to watch a woman in a conical hat haul a net of glittering fish onto her sampan. — Laura Dannen Redman, Condé Nast Traveler, "18 Summers: The Ultimate Guide to Not Wasting a Single Vacation With Your Kids," 20 July 2018 Housed in a pastel-yellow colonial building opposite a 16th-century church, its entrance is flanked by tall vases, depicting sampan gliding between karst hills. — The Economist, "The long arm of the dollar," 19 May 2018 The petite young woman who rowed our sampan had powerful, broad shoulders and tough, worn hands gripping the oars. — Diana Lambdin Meyer, kansascity.com, "The loving language of motherhood is universal," 9 May 2017 Small sampan boats, ox carts, tuk-tuks, bicycle rickshaws, and your own two feet get you through two countries heavy with history. — Veronica Stoddart, Condé Nast Traveler, "6 River Cruises to Take in 2017," 31 Mar. 2017These example sentences are selected automatically from various online news sources to reflect current usage of the word 'sampan.' Views expressed in the examples do not represent the opinion of Merriam-Webster or its editors. Send us feedback.
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