Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

sprayhood

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables: spray-hood
IPA

18

Scrabble Score

9

Letters

2

Syllables

8

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

A frame-supported canvas over the companionway (entrance) of a sailboat providing the on-deck crew partial cover from the splashes of the seas that break against the hull of the boat.

Etymology

From spray + hood.

Inflected Forms

sprayhoods (plural)

Synonyms

dodger

Questions

What does sprayhood mean?: A frame-supported canvas over the companionway (entrance) of a sailboat providing the on-deck crew partial cover from the splashes of the seas that break against the hull of the boat.
Where does sprayhood come from?: From spray + hood.

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