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vaart.

voyage (by boat), navigation

5 characters1 syllables approx.Nederlands language

Meaning & usage

noun/vaːrt/

  1. voyage (by boat), navigation

    feminine
    De laatste vaart van dit schip liep op een tragedie uit.

  2. speed, momentum, rate

    feminine
    De auto nam in vaart toe toen hij de heuvel af reed.
    De projecten gaan met grote vaart vooruit.

  3. canal, waterway

    feminine
    De vaart was bezaaid met kleurrijke boten.
    Dit is een belangrijke vaart voor de lokale handel.
Where this word comes from

From Middle Dutch vāert, from Old Dutch farth, fard, from Proto-West Germanic *fardi, from Proto-Germanic *fardiz. Equivalent to varen (“to travel by boat”) + -t (“verbal noun”).

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