FLYBOAT

Flyboat

The flyboat was a European light vessel of between 70 to 200 tons, used in the late 16th and early 17th century; the name was subsequently applied to a number of disparate vessels which achieved high speeds or endurance.

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flyboat

Noun

  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.


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