Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

compass timber

Word Rarity Rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 3.55 in modern English

Syllables: com-pass -tim-ber
IPA

23

Scrabble Score

13

Letters

4

Syllables

11

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

Naturally curved or crooked pieces of wood, used in shipbuilding for shaping hull frames, ribs, and other curved structural elements.

Countable; Uncountable

Usage

Inflected Forms

compass timbers (plural)

Questions

What does compass timber mean?: Naturally curved or crooked pieces of wood, used in shipbuilding for shaping hull frames, ribs, and other curved structural elements.

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