bilander
/ˈbɪləndɚ/
bilander noun: a small two-masted merchant vessel, used near the coast or in canals, mostly in the Netherlands.
Noun
bilander (plural bilanders)
- A small two-masted merchant vessel, used near the coast or in canals, mostly in the Netherlands.
- Why choose we, then, like bilanders to creep / Along the coast, and land in view to keep?1687, [John Dryden], “(please specify the page number)”, in The Hind and the Panther. A Poem, in Three Parts, 2nd edition, London: […] Jacob Tonson […], →OCLC
- it being fine weather, all the bilanders and fiſhing boats, that had returned after the first imbarkation, into the harbour, went out again with another body of troopsMarch 1744, Scots Magazine, and Edinburgh Literary Miscellany
Forms of bilander
| plural | bilanders |
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Origin of bilander
Borrowed from Dutch bijlander, equivalent to by- + lander. See also belandre.
Questions about bilander
- What does bilander mean?
- Bilander means a small two-masted merchant vessel, used near the coast or in canals, mostly in the Netherlands.
- What part of speech is bilander?
- Bilander is a noun.
- How do you pronounce bilander?
- Bilander is pronounced /ˈbɪləndɚ/.
- What is the plural of bilander?
- The plural of bilander is bilanders.
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