fluyts

/flaɪts/
noun
  1. Plural of fluyt; multiple Dutch sailing ships of the 16th to 18th centuries.
    • Many fluyts were built in the shipyards of the Dutch Republic.
    • The museum displayed models of fluyts used in the Baltic trade.
    • The harbor was filled with fluyts unloading spices from the East Indies.
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