belandre

Meaning

Noun

  • A small flat-bottomed craft, used principally on the rivers, canals, and roadsteads of France.

Origin

  • Borrowed from French bĂ©landre, from Dutch bijlander (whence also English bilander), equivalent to by- + lander.

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