The little Praam takes the ground in the bay a few yards from the beach, and in the midst of a constellation of "jelly-fishes" spherical in form and varying in size.
"Tropic Days"
E. J. Banfield
These were named Praam boats.
"The Lighthouse"
Robert Ballantyne
As the sea was seldom calm during the building operations, and frequently in a state of great agitation, lowering the stones on the decks of the Praam boats was a difficult matter.
"The Lighthouse"
Robert Ballantyne