Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

gas boat

Word Rarity Uncommon

Frequency: Zipf frequency 4.53 in modern English

Syllables: gas boat
IPA

10

Scrabble Score

7

Letters

1

Syllables

6

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

A boat powered by a petrol engine.

Canadian usage; American usage

Example Sentences

"Round noon the gas boat’s impudent sputter ticked out across the wide face of the Naas River."

Etymology

From gas + boat.

Usage

Canadian usage
American usage

Inflected Forms

gas boats (plural)

Questions

What does gas boat mean?: A boat powered by a petrol engine.
Where does gas boat come from?: From gas + boat.

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