Kwale-kwalen kwale-kwale wani nau'in jirgin ruwa ne ko jirgin ruwa wanda a al'adance ake yin shi ta hanyar rataye gangar jikin bishiya. Jirgin ruwa ne mai sauƙi, mai ƙarfi kuma na farko wanda ƴan asalin ƙasar da al'adu daban-daban ke amfani da shi na tsawon dubban shekaru. Kalmar "dugout" tana nufin tsarin tono cikin jikin bishiyar, yayin da "kwale-kwalen" yana nufin jirgin da aka gama. An yi amfani da kwale-kwalen kwale-kwale don sufuri, kamun kifi, da sauran ayyukan ruwa a cikin koguna, tafkuna, da yankunan bakin teku.