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: an Arab lateen-rigged boat usually having a long overhang forward, a high poop, and a low waist
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All the while, Iran might be able to continue to block oil from moving through the strait by intimidating shipowners with drone and missile strikes or mines laid by small boats or even traditional dhows.
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Nicholas D. Kristof, Mercury News, 21 Mar. 2026
The dhow’s captain leaned hard into the tiller and steered into the fjord.
—Graeme Wood, The Atlantic, 17 Mar. 2026
Drones and missiles mounted on trucks or mines could be deployed from untold numbers of small fishing boats, dhows or even pleasure craft, experts said.
—Brad Lendon, CNN Money, 16 Mar. 2026
Pared back to the barest, chicest essentials, these six private bungalows are steps from a tropical lagoon dotted with traditional wooden dhows.
—Megan Spurrell, Condé Nast Traveler, 10 Feb. 2026
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Nicholas D. Kristof, Mercury News, 21 Mar. 2026
The dhow’s captain leaned hard into the tiller and steered into the fjord.
—Graeme Wood, The Atlantic, 17 Mar. 2026
Drones and missiles mounted on trucks or mines could be deployed from untold numbers of small fishing boats, dhows or even pleasure craft, experts said.
—Brad Lendon, CNN Money, 16 Mar. 2026
Pared back to the barest, chicest essentials, these six private bungalows are steps from a tropical lagoon dotted with traditional wooden dhows.
—Megan Spurrell, Condé Nast Traveler, 10 Feb. 2026
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“Dhow.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/dhow. Accessed 2 Apr. 2026.
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