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flyboat
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fly·boat  (flbt)
n.
Any of various small, swift boats.

[Alteration and partial translation of Dutch vlieboot : Vlie, a channel off the island of Vlieland in the northern Netherlands + boot, boat.]

flyboat [ˈflaɪˌbəʊt]
n
(Transport / Nautical Terms) any small swift boat


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