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Howdah vs Palanquin - What's the difference?

howdah | palanquin |

As nouns the difference between howdah and palanquin

is that howdah is a seat, usually with a canopy, carried on the back of an elephant or camel while palanquin is a covered type of litter for a stretched-out passenger, carried on four poles on the shoulders of four or more bearers, as formerly used (also by colonials) in eastern Asia.

howdah

English

(wikipedia howdah)

Alternative forms

* houdah

Noun

(en noun)
  • A seat, usually with a canopy, carried on the back of an elephant or camel.
  • * 1938 , They don't ask for palanquins and howdahs- Raja Rao, Kanthapura
  • * 1972', I shot a couple (...) Only from the safety of a '''howdah , of course. — Patrick O'Brian, ''Post Captain
  • * 1993', I felt the corporeal elephant on whose back my world was supported amble effortlessly along, rather than it being necessary for me to lean out from the '''howdah of my head and goad him. — Will Self, ''My Idea of Fun
  • An ornate carriage which is positioned on the back of elephants or occasionally other animals, used most often in the past for rich people who travelled in India via elephant.

    • References

    * Merriam-Webster's Collegiate Dictionary: Tenth Edition (1997)

    palanquin

    English

    Alternative forms

    * (l)

    Noun

    (en noun)
  • A covered type of litter for a stretched-out passenger, carried on four poles on the shoulders of four or more bearers, as formerly used (also by colonials) in eastern Asia.

    • See also

    * sedan chair ----