Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

haul-out

Word Rarity Rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 3.88 in modern English

Syllables: haul-out
IPA

10

Scrabble Score

7

Letters

2

Syllables

6

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

A location where seals or sea lions haul out.

noun

The act of hauling out (bringing ashore) a boat, especially for repair and maintenance.

Example Sentences

"Sea lions using haul-outs could be disturbed by closely approaching tour boats and charter/private vessels."
"Along the mainland coast of the SCB, however, haul-out and rookery sites are relatively scarce."
"At haul-outs, seals may rest and socialise but pup births are rare."
"I treated the complex of haul-outs at Cape Pierce as a single site and considered combined totals of the averaged daily counts from all haul-outs."
"Use the best bottom paint for your area to lengthen time between haul-outs."
"This boat hoist facility at Bryant's Marina, Inc., Seattle, Wash., is a handy haul-out, whether for repair, storage , shipment or other reasons."

Inflected Forms

haul-outs (plural)

Questions

What does haul-out mean?: A location where seals or sea lions haul out.

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