adjective.
Being, or of the nature of, a phantom.
noun.
That which has only an apparent existence; an apparition; a specter; a phantasm; a sprite; an airy spirit; an ideal image.
noun.
See Flying Dutchman, under Flying.
noun.
a swelling, especially of the abdomen, due to muscular spasm, accumulation of flatus, etc., simulating an actual tumor in appearance, but disappearing upon the administration of an anæsthetic.