Speakur

Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

tramp steamer

Word Rarity Rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 2.98 in modern English

Syllables
tram-p steam-er
IPA
18
Scrabble Score
12
Letters
3
Syllables
7
Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

A commercial steamship that has no regular schedule or published ports of call.

Example Sentences

Inflected Forms

tramp steamers (plural)

Phrases

tramp trade

Frequently Paired Words

tramp trade

Synonyms

ocean tramp tramp

Questions

What does tramp steamer mean?
A commercial steamship that has no regular schedule or published ports of call.

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