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fluyt

(flœt)

(Nautical Terms) nautical a Dutch type of cargo ship, originating in the 16th century

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Burke traces the development of plastics back in time to a 17th century Dutch cargo ship, the Fluyt.

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Owned by the Dutch East India Company, the Fluyt ship carried silk, spices, tea, Japanese and Chinese porcelain as well as nearly 180,000 pieces of Dutch golden ducats.

Wreckage of 17th-century Dutch cargo ship found near Brazil

Paulus Traudenius (Formosa) ende den oppercoopman Johan van Elseracq (Japan) per fluyt de Zaayer, geschr.

Cambodia's Muslim King: Khmer and Dutch sources on the conversion of Reameathipadei I, 1642-1658

With slight variations to suit local conditions, the nao was known as a fluyt in Holland, a hulk in Germany, and a carrack in the Mediterranean.

XVI century vessels take their bows on the high seas

The fluyt was a recent breakthrough in Dutch shipbuilding design that sailed faster, carried more cargo and needed less crew than conventional ships of the time.