'Bilander' definitions:

Definition of 'Bilander'

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  • Bilander \Bil"an*der\, n. [D. bijlander; bij by + land land, country.] (Naut.) A small two-masted merchant vessel, fitted only for coasting, or for use in canals, as in Holland. [1913 Webster]
  • Why choose we, then, like bilanders to creep Along the coast, and land in view to keep? --Dryden. [1913 Webster]

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