howdah

['haudə]

n. 象轿(象背上设置有篷盖的座席), 象舆

n.

(印度的)象轿

howdah

howdah['haudə]n.1.■(乘骑大象或骆驼时用的)象轿，驼轿[亦作houdah]

1. (in the Indian subcontinent) a seat for riding on the back of an elephant or camel, typically with a canopy and accommodating two or more people
   （印度次大陆）象轿;驼轿（象或骆驼背上的座位，多有遮篷，能容纳两人或两人以上）
   

1. from Urdu haudah, from Arabic hawdaj 'litter'
   

howdah

名词 howdah:

a (usually canopied) seat for riding on the back of a camel or elephant

同义词：houdah

howdah

■"The globe," says an Eastern proverb, "rests upon the howdah of an elephant.

有句东方古谚说到：“地球放在大象的背上，大象站在乌龟的壳上，乌龟游在牛奶海中。”