howdah

also n.

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.]

a seat or covered pavilion on the back of an elephant or camel

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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

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