bilander
or bil·lan·der
a small two-masted merchant vessel, a type of hoy distinguished by the trapezoidal shape of the mainsail, used especially on canals and along coasts of the Low Countries.
Origin of bilander
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How to use bilander in a sentence
There were three craft, all of different rig—a schooner, a ketch, and the said bilander.
Mary Anerley | R. D. BlackmoreThe bilander was a good sizable object, and not to hit her anywhere would be too bad.
Mary Anerley | R. D. BlackmoreWell, mynheer, you have only to pay the difference, and the ketch will do; the bilander sails almost as fast.
Mary Anerley | R. D. BlackmoreThey called her "the lugger," though her rig was widely different from that, and her due title was "bilander."
Mary Anerley | R. D. BlackmoreBut the shot only threw up a long path of fountains, and the bilander ploughed on as merrily as before.
Mary Anerley | R. D. Blackmore
British Dictionary definitions for bilander
/ (ˈbɪləndə) /
a small two-masted cargo ship
Origin of bilander
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