noun
- plural of praam: flat-bottomed boats used for carrying cargo in shallow waters
Usage: nautical
Examples
- The praams were loaded with grain for transport across the shallow bay.
- Dutch merchants used praams to navigate the canals and rivers.
- Several praams were moored at the dock waiting to be unloaded.
- The cargo was transferred from the ship to smaller praams.
- Traditional praams had flat bottoms to avoid getting stuck in mud.