Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

yachtboard

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables: yacht-board
IPA

21

Scrabble Score

10

Letters

2

Syllables

9

Unique Chars

Meaning

adj

On board a yacht.

Example Sentences

"According to one version, he'd been so drunk at a yachtboard party one night that he'd fallen overboard and drowned in Sydney Harbour within sight of the Cremorne ferry dock."
"Cheeta swings from vine to vine through le tout Hollywood, from saucy poolside romps with Marlene Dietrich, Mercedes de Acosta, Clark Gable and Clara Bow, to suave yachtboard revels — “a couple of cocktails, some caviar and a good cigar” — with Katharine Hepburn, Humphrey Bogart, and Errol Flynn."

Etymology

From yacht + board.

Questions

What does yachtboard mean?: On board a yacht.
Where does yachtboard come from?: From yacht + board.

How to pronounce yachtboard

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