Bilander
a small two-masted merchant vessel, a type of hoy distinguished by the trapezoidal shape of the mainsail, used especially on canals and along coasts of the Low Countries.
Historical Examples
La Lgende des Sicles Victor Hugo
Mary Anerley R. D. Blackmore
Mary Anerley R. D. Blackmore
Mary Anerley R. D. Blackmore
Privateering and Piracy in the Colonial Period Various
Mary Anerley R. D. Blackmore
Mary Anerley R. D. Blackmore
noun
a small two-masted cargo ship
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