Home / Dictionary / Flying dutchman

Flying dutchman Common

Flying dutchman has 4 different meanings across 2 categories:

Noun · Proper Noun

Definitions
Noun
1

the captain of a phantom ship (the Flying Dutchman) who was condemned to sail against the wind until Judgment Day

2

a phantom ship that is said to appear in storms near the Cape of Good Hope

3

A ship similar to the Flying Dutchman; a ghost ship.

Proper Noun
1

A mythical Dutch-flagged ghost 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. In European naval folklore, it was considered to portend bad luck.

Related Terms
Broader Terms (hypernyms)
apparition
Rhyming Words
man aman oman uman iman orman koman maman leman taman liman inman neman goman unman zaman numan raman daman ahman
Compare
Flying dutchman vs