Definitions
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- noun Alternative spelling of
amah . - noun nautical The
float on theoutrigger of aproa ortrimaran . - noun
Fabric made from the hair of acamel orgoat .
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Examples
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Ob ama is much more of a man than W and all the idiots in the NRA!
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The idea of "ama" - preneurship may sound a bit blue-sky -- especially if you're looking for Work.
Sharon Glassman: What is Work? America Re-Imagined at Pop Tech (Day 1) 2009
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Blending the outrigger into the design was difficult but the ama is a more slender version of the main hull, with added rocker, high prow and stern.
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Blending the outrigger into the design was difficult but the ama is a more slender version of the main hull, with added rocker, high prow and stern.
Archive 2009-07-01 2009
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Ruihi Walker, 17, said she and a friend took a waka ama boat out to see Moko in Omaio Bay.
Stuff.co.nz - Stuff 2010
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It was understood Moko was being boisterous with waka ama boats in the bay, preventing them from returning to shore by pushing and bumping into their hulls.
Stuff.co.nz - Stuff 2010
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The outrigger canoe (Filipino and Indonesian: bangka; Māori: waka ama; Hawaiian: waʻa; Tahitian: vaʻa) is a type of canoe featuring one or more lateral support floats known as outriggers, which are fastened to one or both sides of the main hull
WN.com - Articles related to Thai Air in talks with Airbus and Boeing 2010
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The dolphin's dorsal fin - shown here with two oval grazes - was damaged after a woman on a waka ama boat struck him with an oar when the dolphin kept bumping into their hulls - preventing them from coming into shore.
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The dolphin's dorsal fin - shown here with two oval grazes - was damaged after a woman on a waka ama boat struck him with an oar when the dolphin kept bumping into their hulls - preventing them from coming into shore.
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Aioga no puil veaga a gneis tre dig alias ama; t; as korp.
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