belandre

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noun

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

OriginFrench belandre ← Dutch bijlander →
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Meanings

nounbelandre (plural belandres)

plural belandres

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

Origin

  1. Dutchbijlander
  2. Frenchbelandre
  3. Englishbelandre

Borrowed from French belandre, from Dutch bijlander (whence also English bilander), equivalent to by- + lander.

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Rhymes & wordplay

Anagrams

Breeland
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APA

belandre. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/belandre

MLA

“belandre.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/belandre. Accessed November 3, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “belandre,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/belandre.

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