Batil ( ar, بتيل ), also spelled ''bateel'' or ''battil'', is a traditional type of sailing vessel from

Kuwait Kuwait (; ar, الكويت ', or ), officially the State of Kuwait ( ar, دولة الكويت '), is a country in Western Asia. It is situated in the northern edge of Eastern Arabia at the tip of the Persian Gulf, bordering Iraq to the no ...

with a fiddle-headed bow and a high sternboard.Dickson, H.R.P. ''The Arab of the Desert'' 2015 Routledge

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Arabic words and phrases Boat types Ships of Kuwait {{Ship-type-stub