Flying Dutchman
Flying Dutchman
nounDefinition of FLYING DUTCHMAN
1
: a legendary Dutch mariner condemned to sail the seas until Judgment Day
2
: a spectral ship that according to legend haunts the seas near the Cape of Good Hope
First Known Use of FLYING DUTCHMAN
1813
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