Speakur

Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

forestaff

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables
forestaff
IPA
18
Scrabble Score
9
Letters
1
Syllables
7
Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

An instrument formerly used at sea for taking the altitudes of heavenly bodies, later replaced by the sextant.

Example Sentences

Etymology

From fore- + staff.

Word Breakdown

Inflected Forms

forestaffs (plural) forestaves (plural)

Synonyms

cross-staff

Questions

What does forestaff mean?
An instrument formerly used at sea for taking the altitudes of heavenly bodies, later replaced by the sextant.
Where does forestaff come from?
From fore- + staff.

How to pronounce forestaff

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