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flyboat
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flyboat, n. [Fly + boat: cf. D. vlieboot.].
- A large Dutch coasting vessel. [1913 Webster]" Captain George Weymouth made a voyage of discovery to the northwest with two flyboats." [1913 Webster]
- A kind of passenger boat formerly used on canals. [1913 Webster]
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