Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

belaying pin

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 1.67 in modern English

Syllables: be-lay-ing pin
IPA

19

Scrabble Score

11

Letters

3

Syllables

9

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

Any of the short lengths of wood, iron or brass set up in convenient places on a ship to secure running rigging.

Inflected Forms

belaying pins (plural)

Questions

What does belaying pin mean?: Any of the short lengths of wood, iron or brass set up in convenient places on a ship to secure running rigging.

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