Speakur

Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

boatrope

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables
boa-t-rope
IPA
12
Scrabble Score
8
Letters
3
Syllables
7
Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

A rope used for the rigging of a boat.

Example Sentences

Etymology

From Middle English boterop, botrop, equivalent to boat + rope.

Origin

Word Breakdown

Inflected Forms

boatropes (plural) boat-rope (alternative) boat rope (alternative)

Questions

What does boatrope mean?
A rope used for the rigging of a boat.
Where does boatrope come from?
It is traced to Middle English.

How to pronounce boatrope

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