Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

ferroboat

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables: fer-roboat
IPA

14

Scrabble Score

9

Letters

2

Syllables

7

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

A type of boat or ship with a hull constructed of a steel frame covered with a sand and cement plaster.

Etymology

From ferro- + boat.

Word Breakdown

Prefix: ferro

Inflected Forms

ferroboats (plural)

Questions

What does ferroboat mean?: A type of boat or ship with a hull constructed of a steel frame covered with a sand and cement plaster.
Where does ferroboat come from?: From ferro- + boat.

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