A seat, usually fitted with a canopy and railing, placed on the back of an elephant or a camel.
[Urdu haudah, from Arabic hawdaj, litter, sedan chair, from hadaja, to shuffle along, totter.]
howdah
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how·dah hou·dah (hou'də)  |
also n.
A seat, usually fitted with a canopy and railing, placed on the back of an elephant or a camel.
A seat, usually fitted with a canopy and railing, placed on the back of an elephant or a camel.
| Obscure Words: howdah |
a seat or covered pavilion on the back of an elephant or camel
| WordNet: howdah |
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The noun has one meaning:
Meaning #1:
a (usually canopied) seat for riding on the back of a camel or elephant
Synonym: houdah
| Wikipedia: Howdah |
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A howdah, or houdah, is a carriage which is positioned on the back of an elephant, or occasionally some other animal, used most often in the past to carry wealthy people or for use in hunting or warfare. It was also a symbol of wealth for the owner, and as a result were decorated with expensive gems.
See also
- Mahout, the driver of an elephant
- Howdah pistols, large handguns used to defend howdahs from predators
- Persian war elephants
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