Bilander Definition

bĭlən-dər, bīlən-
noun
A small two-masted sailing vessel, used especially on canals in the Low Countries.
American Heritage

(nautical) A small two-masted merchant vessel, fitted only for coasting, or for use in canals, as in Holland.

Why choose we, then, like bilanders to creep / Along the coast, and land in view to keep? "” Dryden.
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Other Word Forms of Bilander

Noun

Singular:
bilander
Plural:
bilanders

Origin of Bilander

  • Dutch billander probably from binlander inlander from binnenlander binnen within (from Middle Dutch en in Indo-European roots) land land lendh- in Indo-European roots

    From American Heritage Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition

  • Dutch bijlander; bij by + land land, country.

    From Wiktionary

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