pirogue
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At a command, the pirogue and the canoes drew up together in formation, and three rounds were fired into the air.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Apr. 16, 2026
Three crew members kept their eyes glued to the windows for the pirogue.
From Barron's ● Feb. 10, 2026
Packed on to an overcrowded pirogue, a traditional wooden fishing canoe, Mr Oualy could face days, even weeks, at the mercy of one of the most unforgiving seas in the world.
From BBC ● Oct. 13, 2024
Artists hung paintings from trees, converted the walls of stores and restaurants into galleries, and filled some of Dakar’s run-down architectural gems with installations — piles of rubble, pieces of pirogue boats, a tennis court.
From New York Times ● May 30, 2024
Otto’s favorite position in the pirogue was at the prow, on his hind legs with his arms hitched over the side, dragging his hands in the water.
From "Endangered" by Eliot Schrefer
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