English Dictionary

pram

/pɹɑːm/

noun

(nautical, historical) A flat-bottomed barge used on shallow shores to convey cargo to and from ships that cannot enter the harbour.

I took my baby for a walk in the park with her pram.

意味（1）

(nautical, historical) A flat-bottomed barge used on shallow shores to convey cargo to and from ships that cannot enter the harbour.

意味（2）

(nautical, historical) A similar barge used as platform for cannons in shallow waters which seagoing warships cannot enter.

意味（3）

A type of dinghy with a flat bow.

Although the pram, like the johnboat, has a squared-off bow as well as stern, the bow lines on the pram will be narrower than those encountered on a johnboat.