Speakur

Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

cigarette boat

Word Rarity Rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 3.97 in modern English

Syllables
cigaret-te boat
IPA
18
Scrabble Score
13
Letters
2
Syllables
9
Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

A small, fast boat with a planing hull used to smuggle cigarettes to avoid taxation.

Canadian usage; American usage

noun

A powerboat of the type similar to a vessel that is used to smuggle cigarettes.

Example Sentences

Usage

Inflected Forms

cigarette boats (plural) cigarette-boat (alternative)

Frequently Paired Words

rum-runner blockade runner

Synonyms

go-fast boat rum-runner speedboat

Questions

What does cigarette boat mean?
A small, fast boat with a planing hull used to smuggle cigarettes to avoid taxation.

How to pronounce cigarette boat

  1. Open the pronunciation page — Open the Speakur entry for “cigarette boat”.
  2. Read the phonetic spelling — Read the IPA spelling () so you know which sounds to aim for.
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  4. Repeat and practice — Say “cigarette boat” aloud, matching stress and vowels until it feels natural.