fly-boat

  • 1fly|boat — «FLY BOHT», noun. any fast sailing ship or boat. ╂[apparently < Dutch vlieboot (originally) boat used on the Vlie, a channel from the Zuider Zee] …

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  • 2fly-boat — …

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  • 3boat fly — Boat bug Boat bug (Zo[ o]l.) An aquatic hemipterous insect of the genus {Notonecta}; so called from swimming on its back, which gives it the appearance of a little boat. Called also {boat fly}, {boat insect}, {boatman}, and {water boatman}. [1913 …

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  • 4Boat bug — (Zo[ o]l.) An aquatic hemipterous insect of the genus {Notonecta}; so called from swimming on its back, which gives it the appearance of a little boat. Called also {boat fly}, {boat insect}, {boatman}, and {water boatman}. [1913 Webster] …

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  • 5boat insect — Boat bug Boat bug (Zo[ o]l.) An aquatic hemipterous insect of the genus {Notonecta}; so called from swimming on its back, which gives it the appearance of a little boat. Called also {boat fly}, {boat insect}, {boatman}, and {water boatman}. [1913 …

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  • 6boat — au·to·boat; boat·a·ble; boat·age; boat; boat·er; boat·less; boat·man; boat·man·ship; boat·steerer; boat·stone; boat·swain; boat·yard; bum·boat; cock·boat; falt·boat; flat·boat·man; fly·boat; keel·boat·man; life·boat·man; riv·er·boat·man;… …

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  • 7fly — bot·fly; fly; fly·abil·i·ty; fly·able; fly·boat; fly·ing·ly; fly·less; fly·man; fly·ness; fly·ti·er; med·fly; re·fly; ruf·fly; snif·fly; snuf·fly; but·ter·fly·er; but·ter·fly; fly·less·ness; …

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  • 8Fly fishing — in a river Fly fishing is an angling method in which an artificial fly is used to catch fish. The fly is cast using a fly rod, reel, and specialized weighted line. Casting a nearly weightless fly or lure requires casting techniques significantly… …

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  • 9Fly fishing tackle — comprises the fishing tackle or equipment typically used by fly anglers. Fly fishing tackle includes: * Fly rods a specialized type of fishing rod designed to cast fly line and artificial flies * Fly reels a specialized type of fishing reel… …

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  • 10boat-fly — boatˈ fly noun A water bug (genus Notonecta), with boat shaped body, that swims on its back • • • Main Entry: ↑boat …

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