Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

reserve buoyancy

Word Rarity Rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 2.94 in modern English

Syllables: re-serve buoy-an-cy
IPA

28

Scrabble Score

15

Letters

4

Syllables

11

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

The ability of a ship, boat, or other vessel to stay afloat even if loaded with additional weight; the additional buoyancy of a vessel above and beyond that required to just float the vessel itself.

Countable; Uncountable

Example Sentences

"In the engine room, the changing angle dropped the melted core to the deck. The hot mass attacked the steel deck first, burning through that, then the titanium of the hull. Five seconds later the engine room was vented to the sea. The Politovskiy's largest compartment filled rapidly with water. This destroyed what little reserve buoyancy the ship had, and the acute down-angle returned. The Alfa began her last dive."

Usage

Inflected Forms

reserve buoyancies (plural)

Questions

What does reserve buoyancy mean?: The ability of a ship, boat, or other vessel to stay afloat even if loaded with additional weight; the additional buoyancy of a vessel above and beyond that required to just float the vessel itself.

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