Fly″boat′ (?), n. [Fly + boat: cf. D. vlieboot.] 1. (Naut.) A large Dutch coasting vessel.
Captain George Weymouth made a voyage of discovery to the northwest with two flyboats. Purchas.
2. A kind of passenger boat formerly used on canals.
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Webster's Dictionary 1913
Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary, C. & G. Merriam Co., 1913.