Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

stiffening order

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 2.36 in modern English

Syllables: stiff-en-ing order
IPA

23

Scrabble Score

15

Letters

3

Syllables

10

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

A permission granted by the customs department to take cargo or ballast on board before the old cargo is out, in order to steady the ship.

Inflected Forms

stiffening orders (plural)

Questions

What does stiffening order mean?: A permission granted by the customs department to take cargo or ballast on board before the old cargo is out, in order to steady the ship.

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