Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

boom vang

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 2.18 in modern English

Syllables: boom -vang
IPA

16

Scrabble Score

8

Letters

2

Syllables

7

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

A line or piston system on a sailboat used to exert downward force on the boom and thus control the shape of the sail; a martingale.

Inflected Forms

boom vangs (plural) boomvang (alternative)

Synonyms

kicking strap

Questions

What does boom vang mean?: A line or piston system on a sailboat used to exert downward force on the boom and thus control the shape of the sail; a martingale.

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