Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

headworks

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 1.44 in modern English

Syllables: head-works
IPA

20

Scrabble Score

9

Letters

2

Syllables

9

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

Any structure at the head or diversion point of a waterway. It is smaller than a barrage and is used to divert water from a river into a canal or from a large canal into a smaller canal.

Etymology

From head + works.

Questions

What does headworks mean?: Any structure at the head or diversion point of a waterway. It is smaller than a barrage and is used to divert water from a river into a canal or from a large canal into a smaller canal.
Where does headworks come from?: From head + works.

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