Definition of flying dutchman Flying dutchman
Fly•ing Dutch•man
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| flying dutchman - a phantom ship that is said to appear in storms near the Cape of Good Hope | ||
| flying dutchman - the captain of a phantom ship (the Flying Dutchman) who was condemned to sail against the wind until Judgment Day |
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flying dutchman
A famous marine spectre ship, formerly supposed to haunt the Cape of Good Hope. The tradition of seamen was that a Dutch skipper, irritated with a foul wind, swore by donner and blitzen, that he would beat into Table Bay in spite of God or man, and that, foundering with the wicked oath on his lips, he has ever since been working off and on near the Cape. The term is now extended to false reports of vessels seen.
