Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

spyboat

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables: spy-boat
IPA

14

Scrabble Score

7

Letters

2

Syllables

7

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

A boat sent to make discoveries and bring intelligence.

Example Sentences

"Mr. Huet thinks that the custom they had of giving the colour of the Sea to the Hulks , Sails and Mariners of their Spy-boats to keep them from being discover'd, came from the Veneti"

Etymology

From spy + boat.

Inflected Forms

spyboats (plural)

Questions

What does spyboat mean?: A boat sent to make discoveries and bring intelligence.
Where does spyboat come from?: From spy + boat.

How to pronounce spyboat

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