Longman Dictionary English From Longman Dictionary of Contemporary EnglishRelated topics: Bicycles, carts, horseshowdahhow‧dah /ˈhaʊdə/ noun [countable] TTBa covered seat used for riding an elephantExamples from the Corpushowdah• Like Murad before him, Dara was seized, manacled and sent to Delhi in a closed howdah. ldoceonline.com