Speakur

Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

longtail boat

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 1.70 in modern English

Syllables
long-tail boat
IPA
15
Scrabble Score
12
Letters
2
Syllables
8
Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

A type of watercraft native to Southeast Asia, which uses a common automotive engine as a powerplant; there is much variation among them, and in rural areas they may be improvised from bamboo and traditional materials with the sole defining characteristic being a secondhand car or truck engine.

Inflected Forms

longtail boats (plural) long-tail boat (alternative)

Questions

What does longtail boat mean?
A type of watercraft native to Southeast Asia, which uses a common automotive engine as a powerplant; there is much variation among them, and in rural areas they may be improvised from bamboo and traditional materials with the sole defining characteristic being a secondhand car or truck engine.

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