{Dak boat}, a mail boat. --Percy Smith.
{Dak bungalow}, a traveler's rest-house at the end of a dak
stage.
{To travel by dak}, to travel by relays of palanquins or other carriage, as fast as the post along a road.
The Collaborative International Dictionary of English. 2000.
dak bungalow — see ↑dak • • • Main Entry: ↑bungalow dak bungalow noun A house for travellers in India • • • Main Entry: ↑dak * * * dak bungalow UK [ˈdæk ˌbʌŋɡələʊ] US [ˌdæk ˈbʌŋɡəloʊ] noun … Useful english dictionary
dak bungalow — UK [ˈdæk ˌbʌŋɡələʊ] / US [ˌdæk ˈbʌŋɡəloʊ] noun [countable] Word forms dak bungalow : singular dak bungalow plural dak bungalows Indian English a house where travellers can stay, used especially by government officials … English dictionary
dak bungalow — noun An inn or house for travellers along a dak route. Some of the dâk bungalows on the Grand Trunk Road have handy little cemeteries in their compound [...] … Wiktionary
dak bungalow — Inglish (Indian English) Dictionary A government guest house, often in a remote location, where no hotels may exist … English dialects glossary
DAK (disambiguation) — DAK or dak can refer to: Dak, a Hindi word for mail ; also used for a British colonial postal and passenger transport service in India. Dak was slang in some countries for the C 47 Dakota military transport aircraft. DAK, an abbreviation for… … Wikipedia
Dak — (d[add]k or d[aum]k), n. [Hind. [dsdot][=a]k.] Post; mail; also, the mail or postal arrangements; spelt also {dawk}, and {dauk}. [India] [1913 Webster] {Dak boat}, a mail boat. Percy Smith. {Dak bungalow}, a traveler s rest house at the end of a… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
Dak boat — Dak Dak (d[add]k or d[aum]k), n. [Hind. [dsdot][=a]k.] Post; mail; also, the mail or postal arrangements; spelt also {dawk}, and {dauk}. [India] [1913 Webster] {Dak boat}, a mail boat. Percy Smith. {Dak bungalow}, a traveler s rest house at the… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
To travel by dak — Dak Dak (d[add]k or d[aum]k), n. [Hind. [dsdot][=a]k.] Post; mail; also, the mail or postal arrangements; spelt also {dawk}, and {dauk}. [India] [1913 Webster] {Dak boat}, a mail boat. Percy Smith. {Dak bungalow}, a traveler s rest house at the… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
dauk — Dak Dak (d[add]k or d[aum]k), n. [Hind. [dsdot][=a]k.] Post; mail; also, the mail or postal arrangements; spelt also {dawk}, and {dauk}. [India] [1913 Webster] {Dak boat}, a mail boat. Percy Smith. {Dak bungalow}, a traveler s rest house at the… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
dawk — Dak Dak (d[add]k or d[aum]k), n. [Hind. [dsdot][=a]k.] Post; mail; also, the mail or postal arrangements; spelt also {dawk}, and {dauk}. [India] [1913 Webster] {Dak boat}, a mail boat. Percy Smith. {Dak bungalow}, a traveler s rest house at the… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
