pram

pram
noun /pɹæm/
a) A small vehicle in which a newborn baby is pushed around in a lying position; a perambulator
b) A flatbottom boat used chiefly in the Baltic Sea as a barge

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  • Pram — steht für: Schiffe ohne eigenen Antrieb #Prahm, ähnlich einem Ponton geographisch: Pram (Oberösterreich), Marktgemeinde in Oberösterreich Pram (Bayerbach), Ortsteil der Gemeinde Bayerbach bei Ergoldsbach, Bayern Pram (Fluss), Nebenfluss des Inn… …   Deutsch Wikipedia

  • Pram — may refer to:* A conveyance for baby transport, perambulator in full * A term used for a stretcher within emergency medical services * Pram suit, a one piece garment for infants * Pram (band), an electronica band formed in the 1990s * Pram (ship) …   Wikipedia

  • pram — pram1 [präm] n. [Du praam < MLowG prom < Czech prám, ult. < IE base * per , to go (see FARE) > FERRY] a small, flat bottomed boat usually with a square bow; now sometimes, specif., a sailboat made like this pram2 [pram] n. [altered… …   English World dictionary

  • Pram — (pr[a^]m), Prame Prame (pr[=a]m), n. (Naut.) See {Praam}. [1913 Webster] …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

  • Pram — (pr[a^]m), n. a {perambulator[3]}; British informal shortened form. [PJC] …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

  • pram — ● pram nom masculin (norvégien pram) Bateau de pêche norvégien, non ponté …   Encyclopédie Universelle

  • pram — S3 [præm] n BrE a small vehicle with four wheels in which a baby can lie down while it is being pushed American Equivalent: baby carriage →↑buggy ▪ a young woman pushing a pram …   Dictionary of contemporary English

  • pram — (n.) baby carriage, 1884, shortening of PERAMBULATOR (Cf. perambulator), perhaps influenced by pram flat bottomed boat (1540s), from O.N. pramr, from Balto Slavic (Cf. Pol. prom, Rus. poromu ferryboat ) …   Etymology dictionary

  • pram — sb., men, me, mene (en båd), i sms. pram , fx pramdrager …   Dansk ordbog

  • Pram — Pram, Christ. Henricksen, geb. 1756 zu Lesia in Güldbrandsdal in Norwegen, war 1787–1815 beim Commerzcollegium in Kopenhagen angestellt u. wurde 1819 Zolldirector auf St. Thomas, wo er 1821 starb. Er schr. eine Heroide an Erich (1779); Das Epos… …   Pierer's Universal-Lexikon

  • Pram — Pram, Christen Henriksen, dän. Dichter, geb. 1756 in Norwegen, gest. 1821 als Beamter auf der westind. Insel St. Thomas, besonders durch komische und satirische Gedichte bekannt. (Schönwissenschaftliche Werke in 6 Bdn. durch Rahbek, Kopenh.… …   Herders Conversations-Lexikon

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