Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

waftage

/ˈwɒftɪd͡ʒ/

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables: waf-tage
IPA: /ˈwɒftɪd͡ʒ/

14

Scrabble Score

7

Letters

2

Syllables

6

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

Conveyance, transportation on a buoyant medium, such as air or water. The act of being wafted.

Countable; Dated; Uncountable

Example Sentences

"[…] I ſtalke about her doore / Like a ſtrange ſoule upon the Stigian bankes / Staying for waftage."
"The Ships appointed vvherein they ſhould goe, / And Boats prepar'd for vvaftage to and fro."

Etymology

From waft + -age.

Usage

Inflected Forms

waftages (plural)

Questions

How do you pronounce waftage?: The recorded pronunciation is /ˈwɒftɪd͡ʒ/.
What does waftage mean?: Conveyance, transportation on a buoyant medium, such as air or water. The act of being wafted.
Where does waftage come from?: From waft + -age.

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