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vlieboot

Pronunciation: /ˈvli.boːt/

“vlieboot” is a Dutch word. Its meaning in English:

noun

  1. a light flat-bottomed cargo vessel with two or three masts, a flyboat

Etymology

Compound of vliet + boot, but modified at an early date due to folk etymology associating it with Vlie.

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