Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

studdingsail

/ˈstʌ.dɪŋˌseɪl/

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables: stud-ding-sail
IPA: /ˈstʌ.dɪŋˌseɪl/

15

Scrabble Score

12

Letters

3

Syllables

9

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

A sail attached to the side of another in a square-rigged ship in order to increase the speed of the vessel.

Inflected Forms

studdingsails (plural) studding sail (alternative) studding-sail (alternative) scudding sail (alternative) stunsail (alternative) stunsel (alternative) stunsil (alternative) stun'sl (alternative)

Synonyms

scudding sail stunsail stun'sl

Questions

How do you pronounce studdingsail?: The recorded pronunciation is /ˈstʌ.dɪŋˌseɪl/.
What does studdingsail mean?: A sail attached to the side of another in a square-rigged ship in order to increase the speed of the vessel.

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