Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

canal boat

Word Rarity Uncommon

Frequency: Zipf frequency 4.10 in modern English

Syllables: canal boat
IPA

13

Scrabble Score

9

Letters

1

Syllables

7

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

A long, narrow boat designed to travel on canals.

Example Sentences

"As the canal boat carries him westward up the Erie he turns and gazes at the Statue of Liberty disappearing on the horizon (not strictly accurate geography, but a fine scene)."

Inflected Forms

canal boats (plural)

Synonyms

narrow boat narrowboat

Questions

What does canal boat mean?: A long, narrow boat designed to travel on canals.

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