Bil'an-der, n.

n. [D. bylander, from by, by, and land, land, country; Fr. belandre, Ger. binnenlander, binnenländer, from binnen, within, inner, inland, and land, land, country.] (Naut.) A small merchant-vessel, fitted only for coasting, or for use on canals, as in Holland.

Why choose we, then, like bilanders to creep Along the coast, and land in view to keep? Dryden.