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/fluy"boht'/, n.a small, fast boat.[1570-80; < D vlieboot, equiv. to Vlie (name of a channel along the North Sea island of Vlieland) + boot BOOT; vlie later altered by assoc. with FLY1]
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Flyboat — Fly boat , n. [Fly + boat: cf. D. vlieboot.] 1. (Naut.) A large Dutch coasting vessel. [1913 Webster] Captain George Weymouth made a voyage of discovery to the northwest with two flyboats. Purchas. [1913 Webster] 2. A kind of passenger boat… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
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flyboat — fly·boat … English syllables
flyboat — /ˈflaɪboʊt/ (say fluyboht) noun a fast vessel, especially one designed for use on canals. {Dutch vlieboot} …
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ФЛИБОТ — (голл. flyboat). Маленькое, плоскодонное судно, употребляемое для ловли мелкой рыбы. Словарь иностранных слов, вошедших в состав русского языка. Чудинов А.Н., 1910. ФЛИБОТ англ. flyboat. Маленькая яхта. Объяснение 25000 иностранных слов, вошедших … Словарь иностранных слов русского языка
Armed en flute — Flute Flute (fl[=u]t), n. [Cf. F. fl[^u]te a transport, D. fluit.] A kind of flyboat; a storeship. [1913 Webster] {Armed en fl[^u]te}(Nav.), partially armed. [1913 Webster] … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
