Meanings
proper nounthe Flying Dutchman
nounFlying Dutchman (plural Flying Dutchmen)
plural Flying Dutchmen
- A ghost ship.
Synonyms: Mary Celeste, ghost ship
Synonyms & antonyms
nounA ghost ship.
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Afrikaans Vlieënde Hollander
- Vlieënde Hollandermythical ghost ship
Arabic الْهُولَنْدِي الطَّائِر
- الْهُولَنْدِي الطَّائِر (al-hūlandī ṭ-ṭāʔir)mythical ghost ship
Bengali ফ্লাইং ডাচম্যান
- ফ্লাইং ডাচম্যান (phlaiṅ ḍacomman)mythical ghost ship
Bulgarian Летящия холандец
- Летящия холандец (Letjaštija holandec)mythical ghost ship
Catalan Holandès Errant, Holandès Volador
- Holandès Errantmythical ghost ship
- Holandès Voladormythical ghost ship
Chinese Mandarin 飛翔的荷蘭人號 /飞翔的荷兰人号
- 飛翔的荷蘭人號 /飞翔的荷兰人号 (Fēixiáng de Hélánrén hào)mythical ghost ship
Czech Bludný Holanďan
- Bludný Holanďanmythical ghost ship
Danish den flyvende hollænder, dødssejleren
- den flyvende hollændermythical ghost ship
- dødssejlerenmythical ghost ship
Dutch Vliegende Hollander
- Vliegende Hollandermythical ghost ship
Esperanto fluganta Holandano
- fluganta Holandanomythical ghost ship
Estonian Lendav hollandlane
- Lendav hollandlanemythical ghost ship
Finnish Lentävä hollantilainen
- Lentävä hollantilainenmythical ghost ship
French Hollandais volant
- Hollandais volantmythical ghost ship
German Fliegender Holländer
- Fliegender Holländermythical ghost ship
Greek Ιπτάμενος Ολλανδός
- Ιπτάμενος Ολλανδός (Iptámenos Ollandós)mythical ghost ship
Hebrew הַהוֹלַנְדִּי הַמְעוֹפֵף
- הַהוֹלַנְדִּי הַמְעוֹפֵף (ha-Holándi ha-M'oféf)mythical ghost ship
Hungarian bolygó hollandi
- bolygó hollandimythical ghost ship
Italian Olandese Volante
- Olandese Volantemythical ghost ship
Japanese フライング・ダッチマン
- フライング・ダッチマン (Furaingu Datchiman)mythical ghost ship
Korean 방황하는 네덜란드인
- 방황하는 네덜란드인 (Banghwanghaneun Nedeollandeu'in)mythical ghost ship
Latvian Klīstošais holandietis
- Klīstošais holandietismythical ghost ship
Lithuanian Skrajojantis olandas
- Skrajojantis olandasmythical ghost ship
Norwegian Bokmål den flygende hollender, Dødsseileren
- den flygende hollendermythical ghost ship
- Dødsseilerenmythical ghost ship
Persian هلندی سرگردان
- هلندی سرگردان (holandi sargordân)mythical ghost ship
Polish Latający Holender
- Latający Holendermythical ghost ship
Portuguese Holandês Voador
- Holandês Voadormythical ghost ship
Romanian Olandezul Zburător
- Olandezul Zburătormythical ghost ship
Russian Лету́чий голла́ндец
- Лету́чий голла́ндец (Letúčij gollándec)mythical ghost ship
Spanish Holandés Volador, Holandés Errante
- Holandés Voladormythical ghost ship
- Holandés Errantemythical ghost ship
Swedish den flygande holländaren
- den flygande holländarenmythical ghost ship
Thai ฟลายอิงดัตช์แมน
- ฟลายอิงดัตช์แมน (flaai-ing dàt-mɛɛn)mythical ghost ship
Turkish Uçan Hollandalı
- Uçan Hollandalımythical ghost ship
Ukrainian Летю́чий голла́ндець
- Летю́чий голла́ндець (Letjúčyj hollándecʹ)mythical ghost ship
Vietnamese người Hà Lan bay
- người Hà Lan baymythical ghost ship
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Flying Dutchman. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 4, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Flying%20Dutchman
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