Bilander

noun

1. A small two-masted sailing vessel, used especially on canals in the Low Countries.
2. A small merchant vessel with two masts, and the mainsail bent to the whole length of a yard, hanging fore and aft, and inclined to the horizon at an angle of about 45 degrees, the foremost lower corner, called the tack, being secured to a ring-bolt in the deck, and the after most, or sheet, to the taffrail.
3. A small two-masted merchant vessel, fitted only for coasting, or for use in canals, as in Holland.
4. A small two-masted merchant vessel, fitted only for coasting, or for use in canals, as in Holland.