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batil

Noun CEFR B1

Definitions

A type of traditional sailing vessel used in the Arabian Sea.

Equivalents

العربيةبتيل

Examples

“The Batil, a vessel with a long fiddle-headed bow and two masts, which may be distinguished from other craft by the inner part of the stern-post being ornamented with devices cut⟳ in the wood.”
“While baghlas and their smaller equivalents, battils, were used for Arab trade⟳ between the west coast of India and the Gulf, European-style ships were also increasingly prevalent in this trade⟳.”

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This word is part of the CEFR B1 vocabulary — intermediate level.
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