proas
/ˈproʊ.əz/
noun
- A type of fast sailing boat used in Southeast Asia and the Pacific, typically with one or two outriggers and a triangular sail.
- The fishermen sailed their proas across the calm lagoon at dawn.
- We watched the traditional proas race during the island festival.
- The museum displayed a model of a 19th-century proa used for trade between islands.