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Dugout vs Mokoro - What's the difference?

dugout | mokoro |

As nouns the difference between dugout and mokoro

is that dugout is a canoe made from a hollowed-out log while mokoro is a dugout canoe, especially as used in the Okavango Swamps of Botswana.

dugout

English

Noun

(wikipedia dugout) (en noun)
  • a canoe made from a hollowed-out log
  • a pit dug into the ground as a shelter, especially from enemy fire
  • a sunken shelter at the side of a baseball or football (soccer) field where non-playing team members and staff sit during a game.
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  • a device used to smoke marijuana
  • (Canadian Prairies) A pit used to catch and store rainwater or runoff.

    • mokoro

    English

    Noun

    (en noun)
  • A dugout canoe, especially as used in the Okavango Swamps of Botswana.
  • * 1987 , Michael Main, Kalahari , p. 74:
    • The mokoro owner I hired happily piled us all into a single, rather small craft and we set off over a flooded meadow, covered with barely half a metre of water.
  • * 2007 , Chris McIntyre, Botswana , Bradt Travel Guides, p. 165:
    • Several companies offer trips by mokoro , lasting from one to three days, although almost all these trips are run by the same community trust.
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