Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

drift sail

Word Rarity Rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 3.60 in modern English

Syllables: drift -sail
IPA

13

Scrabble Score

9

Letters

2

Syllables

8

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

A sail immersed in the water, used for lessening the drift of a vessel during a storm.

Inflected Forms

drift sails (plural)

Questions

What does drift sail mean?: A sail immersed in the water, used for lessening the drift of a vessel during a storm.

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