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
3
Syllables
9
Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

a small, fast boat designed with a long narrow platform and a planing hull to enable it to reach high speeds.

Etymology

From their use as cigarette smuggling boats between the USA and Canada.

Inflected Forms

cigarette-boats (plural) cigarette boat (alternative)

Synonyms

rum-runner go-fast boat

Questions

What does cigarette-boat mean?
a small, fast boat designed with a long narrow platform and a planing hull to enable it to reach high speeds.
Where does cigarette-boat come from?
From their use as cigarette smuggling boats between the USA and Canada.

How to pronounce cigarette-boat

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