See Also: keelboat(dictionary)

fly-boat (iou) and keelboat (iou)


fly-boat (iou)



fly-boat noun. L16.
[Dutch vlieboot a boat used orig. on the Vlie, a channel off the north coast of the Netherlands; later assoc. with FLY noun1: see BOAT noun.]
Hist. A fast sailing vessel, esp. a Dutch flat-bottomed boat, used for coastal trade or for warfare, exploration, etc. L16.
A small boat; esp. a ship's boat. L16-E19.
A fishing boat used in Shetland, a buss. E17-L18.
A swift passage-boat used on canals. M19.

keelboat (iou)



keelboat noun. L17.
[from KEEL noun1, noun2 + BOAT noun.]
A small keel. L17-M18.
A large flat boat used on American rivers. US. L18.
A yacht built with a permanent keel instead of a centreboard. L19.
Comb.: keelboatman US a person who works on a keelboat.