Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

jackstay search

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables: jack-stay search
IPA

35

Scrabble Score

14

Letters

2

Syllables

10

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

An underwater search conducted by divers who follow a guide rope, each time they reach an end of the rope moving that end in a set direction; the divers may start together or from opposite ends of the rope.

Example Sentences

"To some extent the grid search has superseded the jackstay search in open water, since the latter requires many more ropes to be laid on the seabed. For a detailed search of a small area, however, the jackstay search has much to commend it."

Inflected Forms

jackstay searches (plural)

Questions

What does jackstay search mean?: An underwater search conducted by divers who follow a guide rope, each time they reach an end of the rope moving that end in a set direction; the divers may start together or from opposite ends of the rope.

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