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A mythical Dutch-flagged ghost clipper that sails very fast but never makes it to port, seen on the high seas, where its occupants may wish to contact or hear from persons long dead. In European naval folklore, it was considered to portend bad luck.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
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A ghost ship.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
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Synonyms: Mary Celeste, ghost ship
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a phantom ship that is said to appear in storms near the Cape of Good Hope
Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0
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Broader terms: apparition, phantom, phantasm, phantasma, fantasm, shadow
the captain of a phantom ship (the Flying Dutchman) who was condemned to sail against the wind until Judgment Day
Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0
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Synonyms: none provided
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Broader terms: apparition, phantom, phantasm, phantasma, fantasm, specter, spectre
Across languages
Translations
44 source translations are retained for this English entry.
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Afrikaans:
Vlieënde Hollander
— mythical ghost ship
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Arabic:
الْهُولَنْدِي الطَّائِر
(al-hūlandī ṭ-ṭāʔir)
— mythical ghost ship
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Azerbaijani:
Uçan Hollandiyalı
— mythical ghost ship
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Bengali:
ফ্লাইং ডাচম্যান
(phlaiṅ ḍacomman)
— mythical ghost ship
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Bulgarian:
Летящия холандец
(Letjaštija holandec)
— mythical ghost ship
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Catalan:
Holandès Errant
— mythical ghost ship
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Catalan:
Holandès Volador
— mythical ghost ship
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Chinese Mandarin:
飛翔的荷蘭人號 /飞翔的荷兰人号
(Fēixiáng de Hélánrén hào)
— mythical ghost ship
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Czech:
Bludný Holanďan
— mythical ghost ship
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Danish:
den flyvende hollænder
— mythical ghost ship
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Danish:
dødssejleren
— mythical ghost ship
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Dutch:
Vliegende Hollander
— mythical ghost ship
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Esperanto:
fluganta Holandano
— mythical ghost ship
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Estonian:
Lendav hollandlane
— mythical ghost ship
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Finnish:
Lentävä hollantilainen
— mythical ghost ship
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French:
Hollandais volant
— mythical ghost ship
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German:
Fliegender Holländer
— mythical ghost ship
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Greek:
Ιπτάμενος Ολλανδός
(Iptámenos Ollandós)
— mythical ghost ship
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Hebrew:
הַהוֹלַנְדִּי הַמְעוֹפֵף
(ha-Holándi ha-M'oféf)
— mythical ghost ship
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Hungarian:
bolygó hollandi
— mythical ghost ship
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Italian:
Olandese Volante
— mythical ghost ship
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Japanese:
フライング・ダッチマン
(Furaingu Datchiman)
— mythical ghost ship
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Korean:
방황하는 네덜란드인
(Banghwanghaneun Nedeollandeu'in)
— mythical ghost ship
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Latvian:
Klīstošais holandietis
— mythical ghost ship
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Lithuanian:
Skrajojantis olandas
— mythical ghost ship
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Norwegian Bokmål:
den flygende hollender
— mythical ghost ship
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Norwegian Bokmål:
Dødsseileren
— mythical ghost ship
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Persian:
هلندی سرگردان
(holandi sargordân)
— mythical ghost ship
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Polish:
Latający Holender
— mythical ghost ship
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Portuguese:
Holandês Voador
— mythical ghost ship
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Romanian:
Olandezul Zburător
— mythical ghost ship
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Russian:
Лету́чий голла́ндец
(Letúčij gollándec)
— mythical ghost ship
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Serbo-Croatian:
Лѐте̄ћӣ Хола́нђанин
— mythical ghost ship
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Serbo-Croatian:
Lètēćī Holánđanin
— mythical ghost ship
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Slovene:
Leteči Holandec
— mythical ghost ship
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Spanish:
Holandés Volador
— mythical ghost ship
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Spanish:
Holandés Errante
— mythical ghost ship
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Swedish:
den flygande holländaren
— mythical ghost ship
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Thai:
ฟลายอิงดัตช์แมน
(flaai-ing dàt-mɛɛn)
— mythical ghost ship
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Turkish:
Uçan Hollandalı
— mythical ghost ship
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Ukrainian:
Летю́чий голла́ндець
(Letjúčyj hollándecʹ)
— mythical ghost ship
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Veps:
Lendai alamalaine
— mythical ghost ship
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Vietnamese:
người Hà Lan bay
— mythical ghost ship
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Zealandic:
Vliegende 'Ollander
— mythical ghost ship
