Boom (ship)

A boum/boom (Arabic: بوم) (French: bhum), known as dhangi in India, is a medium-sized deep-sea dhow, a traditional Arabic sailing vessel.

This article is about the type of ship. For horizontal spar attached to the mast of a sailboat, see boom (sailing). For floating barriers to control access to harbours and rivers, see boom (navigational barrier).

This type of dhow has two masts with lateen sails, a stern that is tapering in shape and a more symmetrical overall structure than other dhow types. The Arab boum has a very high prow, which is trimmed in the Indian version.

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