longtail boat

See also: long-tail boat

English

Noun

longtail boat (plural longtail boats)

1. A type of watercraft native to Southeast Asia, which uses a common automotive engine as a powerplant; there is much variation among them, and in rural areas they may be improvised from bamboo and traditional materials with the sole defining characteristic being a secondhand car or truck engine.

Alternative forms

• long-tail boat

Translations

Translations

• Khmer: ទូកកន្ទុយវែង (tuuk kɑntuy vɛɛŋ)
• Lao: ເຮືອຫາງຍາວ
• Thai: เรือหางยาว (th) (ruea hang yao)