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Definition of Proa

Proa
Proa Pro"a, n. [Malay pr[=a]?, pr[=a]h?.] (Naut.) A sailing canoe of the Ladrone Islands and Malay Archipelago, having its lee side flat and its weather side like that of an ordinary boat. The ends are alike. The canoe is long and narrow, and is kept from overturning by a cigar-shaped log attached to a frame extending several feet to windward. It has been called the flying proa, and is the swiftest sailing craft known.

Meaning of Proa from wikipedia

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- The Fundación Proa is a private art center in La Boca, Buenos Aires, Argentina. It was founded in 1996 and develops educational programs and exchange with...
- Proa is a genus of basal styracosternan iguanodont known from the Early Cretaceous Escucha Formation (lower Albian stage) of Teruel Province, Spain. It...
- halyard from the masthead. This type of sail is most refined in Micronesian proas which could reach very high speeds. These configurations are sometimes known...
- Crossbow was an early 1970s proa (or asymmetrical catamaran) sailboat. The vessel was 56 feet long and had a 60 foot mast, but was only 22 inches wide...
- Cheers was a proa sailboat designed by **** Newick in 1967. It was one of the earliest designs in his career, which contributed substantially to the revival...
- Crossbow II was a late 1970s proa (or asymmetrical catamaran) sailboat, the successor craft to Crossbow. It was built by former Olympian Tim Whelpton at...
- ProA Player of the Year Award (German: ProA Spieler des Jahres) is a most valuable player award that is handed out to the best player of a given ProA...