Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

sweepboat

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables: sweep-boat
IPA

16

Scrabble Score

9

Letters

2

Syllables

8

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

A scow that is propelled only by water currents and by sweeps (two massive steering oars in front and back).

Etymology

From sweep + boat.

Inflected Forms

sweepboats (plural)

Questions

What does sweepboat mean?: A scow that is propelled only by water currents and by sweeps (two massive steering oars in front and back).
Where does sweepboat come from?: From sweep + boat.

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