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Noun

1. 1
   A small two-masted merchant vessel, used near the coast or in canals, mostly in the Netherlands. historical

   "Why choose we, then, like bilanders to creep / Along the coast, and land in view to keep?"

Synonyms

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galleonjunksailing vesselvesselyacht

Example

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"Why choose we, then, like bilanders to creep / Along the coast, and land in view to keep?"

Etymology

Borrowed from Dutch bijlander, equivalent to by- + lander. See also belandre.

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