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Webster 1913 Edition

Flyboat

Fly′boatˊ

,
Noun.
[
Fly
+
boat
: cf. D.
vlieboot
.]
1.
(Naut.)
A large Dutch coasting vessel.
Captain George Weymouth made a voyage of discovery to the northwest with two
flyboats
.
Purchas.
2.
A kind of passenger boat formerly used on canals.

Webster 1828 Edition

Flyboat

FLYBOAT

,
Noun.
A large flat-bottomed Dutch vessel, whose burden is from 600 to 1200 tons, with a stern remarkably high, resembling a Gothic turret, and very broad buttocks below.

Definition 2025

flyboat

flyboat

English

Noun

flyboat ‎(plural flyboats)

  1. A large Dutch coasting vessel.
    Captain George Weymouth made a voyage of discovery to the northwest with two flyboats. — Purchas.
  2. A kind of passenger boat formerly used on canals.

Etymology

fly +‎ boat: compare Dutch vlieboot.

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