Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

main-mast

Word Rarity Rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 3.51 in modern English

Syllables: main--mast
IPA

12

Scrabble Score

8

Letters

3

Syllables

6

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

Alternative spelling of mainmast.

Example Sentences

"[…] a small sketch of a ship sent four years ago from the Mediterranean by William, with H. M. S. Antwerp at the bottom, in letters as tall as the main-mast."

Inflected Forms

main-masts (plural)

Questions

What does main-mast mean?: Alternative spelling of mainmast.

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