bilander

American  

[bil-uhn-der] / ˈbɪl ən dər /

Or billander

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.

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bilander British  

/ ˈbɪləndə /

noun

1. a small two-masted cargo ship

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Etymology

Origin of bilander

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

Example Sentences

For this gallant lieutenant, slanting toward the bows of the flying bilander, which he had no hope of fore-reaching, trained his long swivel-gun upon her, and let go—or rather tried to let go—at her.

From Mary Anerley : a Yorkshire Tale by Blackmore, R. D. (Richard Doddridge)

"Well, mynheer, you have only to pay the difference, and the ketch will do; the bilander sails almost as fast."

From Mary Anerley : a Yorkshire Tale by Blackmore, R. D. (Richard Doddridge)

For a while the bilander seemed to mean to try it, for she carried on toward the central cruiser as if she had not seen one of them.

From Mary Anerley : a Yorkshire Tale by Blackmore, R. D. (Richard Doddridge)

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

From Mary Anerley : a Yorkshire Tale by Blackmore, R. D. (Richard Doddridge)

"I'm thinking that your notion is a very good one, captain," said the master of the bilander, Brown, a dry old hand from Grimsby.

From Mary Anerley : a Yorkshire Tale by Blackmore, R. D. (Richard Doddridge)