Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

stiffship

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables: stiff-ship
IPA

20

Scrabble Score

9

Letters

2

Syllables

6

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

Too much weight concentrated in the lower holds of a vessel, resulting in excessive stability.

Etymology

From stiff + ship.

Inflected Forms

stiffships (plural)

Questions

What does stiffship mean?: Too much weight concentrated in the lower holds of a vessel, resulting in excessive stability.
Where does stiffship come from?: From stiff + ship.

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