flyboat

flyboat noun: a large flat-bottomed coasting vessel, formerly found in Holland, Spain and Portugal.

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Noun

flyboat (plural flyboats)

(historical) A large flat-bottomed coasting vessel, formerly found in Holland, Spain and Portugal.
- August 14, 1595, Thomas Treffry, letter to Sir Robert Cecil
  a ship of Bristol was chased into this harbour by two Spanish fly-boats, and they report […] that there are five men of war, Spanish, in the road of Conquet
(Ireland, UK, historical) A kind of (often horse-drawn) passenger boat formerly used on canals. Faster than other types of canal boats at the time, the horses would run along the towpath

மிதவை வானூர்தி

Borrowed from Dutch vlieboot, but re-analysed as fly + boat.

What does flyboat mean?: Flyboat means a large flat-bottomed coasting vessel, formerly found in Holland, Spain and Portugal.
What is flyboat in Tamil?: Flyboat in Tamil is மிதவை வானூர்தி. See Flyboat meaning in Tamil.
What part of speech is flyboat?: Flyboat is a noun.
What is the plural of flyboat?: The plural of flyboat is flyboats.

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Last updated: 2026-09-02

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