Meaning of FLYING DUTCHMAN
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- [n] a spectral ship said to be seen in storms, especially off the Cape of Good Hope
- [n] a phantom ship that is said to appear in storms near the Cape of Good Hope
- [n] the captain of a phantom ship (the Flying Dutchman) who was condemned to sail against the wind until Judgment Day
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| See Also: | | apparition, apparition, phantom, phantom, shadow, ship, specter, spectre | |
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| Related Terms: | | AB, able seaman, able-bodied seaman, Ahasuerus, Ancient Mariner, Argonaut, bird of passage, bluejacket, Brocken specter, buccaneer, deep-sea man, drifter, Dylan, fair-weather sailor, fisherman, floater, gad, gadabout, go-about, Goliard, hearty, itinerant, jack, jack afloat, jack-tar, jacky, limey, lobsterman, mariner, matelot, mover, navigator, Neptune, OD, Odysseus, Oisin, Ossian, peregrinator, peregrine, peripatetic, pirate, Poseidon, privateer, rambler, roamer, rolling stone, rover, runabout, sailor, salt, sea dog, sea rover, seafarer, seafaring man, seaman, shipman, straggler, stroller, strolling player, tar, troubadour, Ulysses, Varuna, viking, visitant, wanderer, wandering minstrel, wandering scholar, water dog, whaler, White Lady, Wild Hunt, windjammer, windsailor |
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