bilander

or bil·lan·der

[ bil-uhn-der ]

noun
  1. 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

1
1655–65; <Dutch bijlander from obsolete Dutch billander, binlander hoy1 in the sense “a vessel with large mast for sailing along coast” <bij “by” + land “land”

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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. Blackmore
  • The bilander was a good sizable object, and not to hit her anywhere would be too bad.

    Mary Anerley | R. D. Blackmore
  • Well, mynheer, you have only to pay the difference, and the ketch will do; the bilander sails almost as fast.

    Mary Anerley | R. D. Blackmore
  • They called her "the lugger," though her rig was widely different from that, and her due title was "bilander."

    Mary Anerley | R. D. Blackmore
  • But 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

bilander

/ (ˈbɪləndə) /


noun
  1. a small two-masted cargo ship

Origin of bilander

1
C17: from Dutch, literally: by-lander, because used on canals

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