FLYBOATS

Noun

flyboats

plural of flyboat

Source: Wiktionary


FLYBOAT

Fly"boat`, n. Etym: [Fly + boat: cf. D. vlieboot.]

1. (Naut.)

Definition: 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.

Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition



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