Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

half-port

Word Rarity Uncommon

Frequency: Zipf frequency 4.65 in modern English

Syllables: half--port
IPA

16

Scrabble Score

8

Letters

3

Syllables

8

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

one half of a two-part shutter used to close a porthole.

Example Sentences

"he heard the clanking of their capstan pawls — putting to sea with bands playing and guns grinning through yawning half-ports"

Inflected Forms

half-ports (plural)

Questions

What does half-port mean?: one half of a two-part shutter used to close a porthole.

How to pronounce half-port

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