flyboat

fly·boat

F f

Transcription

- US Pronunciation
- US IPA
- [flahy-boht]
- /ˈflaɪˌboʊt/

- US Pronunciation
- US IPA
- [flahy-boht]
- /ˈflaɪˌboʊt/

Definitions of flyboat word

noun flyboat a small, fast boat. 1
noun flyboat A large Dutch coasting vessel. 1
noun flyboat any small swift boat 0

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Origin of flyboat

First appearance:

before 1570

One of the 33% oldest English words

1570-80; < Dutch vlieboot, equivalent to Vlie (name of a channel along the North Sea island of Vlieland) + boot boat; vlie later altered by association with fly1

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Parts of speech for Flyboat

noun

adjective

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adverb

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preposition

conjunction

determiner

exclamation

Full grammatical hierarchy of Flyboat

flyboat popularity

A pretty common term. Usually people know it’s meaning, but prefer to use a more spread out synonym. About 55% of English native speakers know the meaning and use word.

According to our data about 71% of words is more used. This is a rare but used term. It occurs in the pages of specialized literature and in the speech of educated people.

flyboat usage trend in Literature

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