Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

gullwing

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 1.70 in modern English

Syllables: gull-wing
IPA

13

Scrabble Score

8

Letters

2

Syllables

6

Unique Chars

Meaning

adj

Resembling a gull's wings.

noun

One of a pair of doors, as of an aircraft, resembling a gull's wings when open.

noun

Synonym of goose wing (sail position).

Etymology

From gull + wing.

Inflected Forms

gull-wing (alternative) gullwings (plural)

Synonyms

goose wing

Questions

What does gullwing mean?: Resembling a gull's wings.
Where does gullwing come from?: From gull + wing.

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