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howdah

how·dah [ hówdə ] (plural how·dahs)


noun 
Definition:
 
seat for riding elephant: a large seat for several people, often with a canopy, that rests on the back of an elephant

[Late 18th century. Via Urdu haudah< Arabic hawdaj "litter carried by a camel"]
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