klong

noun

ˈklȯŋ,

-ä-

plural -s

: a canal in Thailand used for transportation and drainage

the pond … narrowed into a klong that rimmed the far width of the compound

—Kathryn Grondahl

Word History

Etymology

native name in Thailand

First Known Use

1898, in the meaning defined above

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