Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

screw-pile lighthouse

Word Rarity Rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 3.39 in modern English

Syllables: screw-pile -light-house
IPA

33

Scrabble Score

19

Letters

4

Syllables

13

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

A formerly common type of lighthouse supported on a series of screw piles, typically a hexagonal building surmounted by a cupola for the light.

Example Sentences

"[F]ar astern of the pilgrim ship a screw-pile lighthouse, planted by unbelievers on a treacherous shoal, seemed to wink at her its eye of flame, as if in derision of her errand of faith."

Inflected Forms

screw-pile lighthouses (plural)

Questions

What does screw-pile lighthouse mean?: A formerly common type of lighthouse supported on a series of screw piles, typically a hexagonal building surmounted by a cupola for the light.

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