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Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

bilgeway

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables
bil-ge-way
IPA
17
Scrabble Score
8
Letters
3
Syllables
8
Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

Either of a pair of rails down which a ship is launched.

Etymology

From bilge + way.

Inflected Forms

bilgeways (plural)

Questions

What does bilgeway mean?
Either of a pair of rails down which a ship is launched.
Where does bilgeway come from?
From bilge + way.

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