Flying Dutchman

English

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Pronunciation

• IPA: /flaɪɪŋ dʌtʃmæn/, X-SAMPA: /flaIIŋ dVtSm{n/

Proper noun

Flying Dutchman (plural Flying Dutchmen)

1. (nautical, mythical) A Dutch-flagged clipper that is very fast sailing, and never makes it to port, seen on the high seas, where upon being hailed, occupants request information on persons long dead, or leave messages for said people. It is considered bad luck to meet said ship.
2. (idiomatic) A ship of similar qualities to the Flying Dutchman.
3. A ghost ship.

Synonyms

• Mary Celeste
• ghost ship

Translations

mythical Dutch-flagged clipper

• Chinese:

  Mandarin: 飛翔的荷蘭人號 (cmn), 飞翔的荷兰人号 (cmn) (Fēixiáng de Hélánrén hào)

• Dutch: Vliegende Hollander (nl) m
• Esperanto: fluganta Holandano (eo)
• Finnish: Lentävä hollantilainen (fi)
• French: Hollandais volant (fr) m
• German: Fliegender Holländer (de) m

• Greek: ιπτάμενος Ολλανδός (el) (iptámenos Ollandhós) m 
• Italian: olandese volante (it) m
• Japanese: フライング・ダッチマン (ja) (Furaingu-Datchiman)
• Portuguese: Holandês Voador (pt) m
• Russian: Летучий голландец (ru) (Letúčij gollándec) m 
• Spanish: Holandés Volador (es) m, Holandés errante (es) m