Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

ship fever

Word Rarity Uncommon

Frequency: Zipf frequency 4.14 in modern English

Syllables: ship fever
IPA

20

Scrabble Score

9

Letters

1

Syllables

8

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

A form of typhus fever.

Uncountable

Example Sentences

""No fear of scurvy or ship fever this voyage. What with the ship's surgeon and this other doctor, our only danger will be from drug or pill.""

Etymology

It was once common in the crowded conditions on ships.

Usage

Uncountable

Inflected Forms

ship-fever (alternative)

Synonyms

hospital fever jail fever putrid fever

Questions

What does ship fever mean?: A form of typhus fever.
Where does ship fever come from?: It was once common in the crowded conditions on ships.

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