A sailing canoe of the Ladrone Islands and Malay Archipelago,having its lee side flat and its weather side like that of anordinary boat. The ends are alike. The canoe is long and narrow, andis kept from overturning by a cigar-shaped log attached to a frameextending several feet to windward. It has been called the flyingproa, and is the swiftest sailing craft known.

]]>https://definedictionarymeaning.com/topic/1295/proaRSS for NodeMon, 15 Jun 2026 17:51:12 GMTTue, 21 Mar 2017 18:33:19 GMT60A type of sailing boat originating in Malaysia and Indonesia that may be sailed with either end at the front, typically having a large triangular sail and an outrigger.

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