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Synonyms for balsa

Grammar : Noun
Spell : bawl-suh, bahl-
Phonetic Transcription : ˈbɔl sə, ˈbɑl-

Définition of balsa

Origin :
  • South American tree, 1866, apparently from Spanish balsa "float," originally the name of rafts used on the Pacific coast of Latin America (1777). The wood is very light.
  • As in raft : noun flatboat
Example sentences :
  • Behind yonder rock is my balsa and with it are the two maidens.
  • Extract from : « The Virgin of the Sun » by H. R. Haggard
  • The people and houses crossed it swimming, and the baggage was carried over in a balsa, a sort of hide-raft.
  • Extract from : « Buenos Ayres and the Provinces of the Rio de La Plata » by Woodbine Parish
  • Up betimes upon the morning of our second day on shore, for a drive to the Balsa.
  • Extract from : « Kathay: A Cruise in the China Seas » by W. Hastings Macaulay
  • On this coast we again meet with wooden canoes, although the balsa, or tule raft, is also in use.
  • Extract from : « The Works of Hubert Howe Bancroft, Volume 1 » by Hubert Howe Bancroft
  • Passing through the gates the bearers placed the balsa on the ground and fell back.
  • Extract from : « The Virgin of the Sun » by H. R. Haggard
  • "The balsa will not overset, sailing beneath the moon with that Moon-lady for a pilot," he replied heavily.
  • Extract from : « The Virgin of the Sun » by H. R. Haggard
  • Also among the ruins of the balsa we found some of the dried fish that was left to us, and having washed it, filled ourselves.
  • Extract from : « The Virgin of the Sun » by H. R. Haggard
  • A canoe formed from the trunk of a large tree, generally cedar or balsa wood.
  • Extract from : « The Sailor's Word-Book » by William Henry Smyth
  • The first time was when, during my passage of the lake on a balsa, one of my companions had the misfortune to fall into the water.
  • Extract from : « Harry Escombe » by Harry Collingwood
  • He made a landing on a sand-spit that struck off from an outward curve of the bank, and dragged the balsa out of the water.
  • Extract from : « Captured by the Navajos » by Charles A. Curtis

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