Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

blockship

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables: block-ship
IPA

22

Scrabble Score

9

Letters

2

Syllables

9

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

A vessel that is deliberately sunk in order to block a waterway (to prevent it being used by an enemy)

Example Sentences

"[…] the veteran paddle-steamer Gondolier was sunk as a blockship at Scapa Flow; […]."

Etymology

From block + ship.

Inflected Forms

blockships (plural)

Questions

What does blockship mean?: A vessel that is deliberately sunk in order to block a waterway (to prevent it being used by an enemy)
Where does blockship come from?: From block + ship.

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