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FLYING-DUTCHMAN

\flˈa͡ɪɪŋdˈʌt͡ʃmən], \flˈa‍ɪɪŋdˈʌt‍ʃmən], \f_l_ˈaɪ_ɪ_ŋ_d_ˈʌ_tʃ_m_ə_n]\

Definitions of FLYING-DUTCHMAN

1871 - The Cabinet Dictionary of the English Language

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n. A Phantom ship which superstitious mariners aver they have encountered in storms off the Cape of Good Hope.

1871 - The Cabinet Dictionary of the English Language

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