flyboat

[ flahy-boht ]

/ ˈflaɪˌboʊt /

noun

a small, fast boat.

Origin of flyboat

1570–80; <Dutch vlieboot, equivalent to Vlie (name of a channel along the North Sea island of Vlieland) + boot boat; vlie later altered by association with fly¹

Words nearby flyboat

fly blind, fly blister, fly block, flyblow, flyblown, flyboat, fly book, flyboy, flybridge, flyby, fly-by-light

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Example sentences from the Web for flyboat

The captain of the flyboat, seeing the skiff coming up and Lamme rowing like a demon, had a ladder dropped from the deck.
The Legend of Ulenspiegel, Vol. II (of 2)|Charles de Coster
Seest thou the flyboat that but late came to join our fleet, and knowest thou who it is upon it that twangs the viol every day?
The Legend of Ulenspiegel, Vol. II (of 2)|Charles de Coster
The 17th, the flyboat Liefde returned to the Manhathans with the Swedish prisoners.
Narrative of New Netherland|Various
Later in the voyage Sydney's flyboat foundered; but he and all his soldiers were rescued.
Great Ralegh|Hugh De Selincourt

British Dictionary definitions for flyboat

flyboat

/ (ˈflaɪˌbəʊt) /

noun

any small swift boat

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单词	flyboat
释义	flyboat [ flahy-boht ] / ˈflaɪˌboʊt / noun a small, fast boat. Origin of flyboat 1570–80; <Dutch vlieboot, equivalent to Vlie (name of a channel along the North Sea island of Vlieland) + boot boat; vlie later altered by association with fly¹ Words nearby flyboat fly blind, fly blister, fly block, flyblow, flyblown, flyboat, fly book, flyboy, flybridge, flyby, fly-by-light Dictionary.com UnabridgedBased on the Random House Unabridged Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2020 Example sentences from the Web for flyboat The captain of the flyboat, seeing the skiff coming up and Lamme rowing like a demon, had a ladder dropped from the deck. The Legend of Ulenspiegel, Vol. II (of 2)\|Charles de Coster Seest thou the flyboat that but late came to join our fleet, and knowest thou who it is upon it that twangs the viol every day? The Legend of Ulenspiegel, Vol. II (of 2)\|Charles de Coster The 17th, the flyboat Liefde returned to the Manhathans with the Swedish prisoners. Narrative of New Netherland\|Various Later in the voyage Sydney's flyboat foundered; but he and all his soldiers were rescued. Great Ralegh\|Hugh De Selincourt British Dictionary definitions for flyboat flyboat / (ˈflaɪˌbəʊt) / noun any small swift boat Collins English Dictionary - Complete & Unabridged 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012
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