Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

shipboard

/ʃˈɪpbˌɔɹd/

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 2.48 in modern English

Syllables: ship-board
IPA: /ʃˈɪpbˌɔɹd/

17

Scrabble Score

9

Letters

2

Syllables

9

Unique Chars

Meaning

adj

Occurring or existing on board a ship.

adj

casual or ephemeral (e.g. a shipboard romance)

noun

The side of a ship.

Etymology

Inherited from Middle English schip bord; equivalent to ship + board.

Origin

Source language: Middle English

Word Breakdown

Root: schip bord

Inflected Forms

shipboards (plural)

Phrases

on shipboard

Frequently Paired Words

ashipboard on shipboard

Rhymes With

clipboard chipboard

Questions

How do you pronounce shipboard?: The recorded pronunciation is /ʃˈɪpbˌɔɹd/.
What does shipboard mean?: Occurring or existing on board a ship.
Where does shipboard come from?: It is traced to Middle English.

How to pronounce shipboard

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