Definitions
from The Century Dictionary.
- noun A small coasting vessel used in South America.
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Examples
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I had intended to push my excursion farther, but not being quite well, I was compelled to return by a balandra, or one-masted vessel of about a hundred tons 'burden, which was bound to Buenos Ayres.
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I had intended to push my excursion farther, but not being quite well, I was compelled to return by a balandra, or one-masted vessel of about a hundred tons 'burden, which was bound to Buenos Ayres.
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I had intended to push my excursion further, but not being quite well, I was compelled to return by a balandra, or one-masted vessel of about a hundred tons burden, which was bound to Buenos Ayres.
Chapter VII 1909
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Niebes en una balandra, otras como diez y ocho de ellos a londres en el navio cuyo Capitan se llamaba Portin, otros ocho que erran los principales se uieron en el Navio llamado la _Comadressa Blanca_ o cui
Privateering and Piracy in the Colonial Period Illustrative Documents 1898
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I had intended to push my excursion farther, but not being quite well, I was compelled to return by a balandra, or one-masted vessel of about a hundred tons 'burden, which was bound to Buenos Ayres.
The Voyage of the Beagle Charles Darwin 1845
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