Speakur

Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

tug-boat

Word Rarity Rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 3.47 in modern English

Syllables
tug-boat
IPA
10
Scrabble Score
7
Letters
2
Syllables
6
Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

Alternative form of tugboat.

Inflected Forms

tug-boats (plural)

Questions

What does tug-boat mean?
Alternative form of tugboat.

How to pronounce tug-boat

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