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boatlift

/bˈoʊtlˌɪft/

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 1.32 in modern English

Syllables
boatlift
IPA
/bˈoʊtlˌɪft/
13
Scrabble Score
8
Letters
2
Syllables
7
Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

The (often clandestine) transportation of a large number of people or amount of goods by boat, especially an exodus of people.

noun

Alternative form of boat lift (“mechanism used for raising and lowering boats on a canal vertically from one water level to another”).

verb

To transport (a large exodus of people, etc.) by boat.

Transitive verb

Etymology

From boat + lift.

Usage

Inflected Forms

boatlifts (plural) boatlifts (present, singular) boatlifting (participle, present) boatlifted (participle, past) boatlifted (past)

Questions

How do you pronounce boatlift?
The recorded pronunciation is /bˈoʊtlˌɪft/.
What does boatlift mean?
The (often clandestine) transportation of a large number of people or amount of goods by boat, especially an exodus of people.
Where does boatlift come from?
From boat + lift.

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