Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

waterguard

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables: wa-ter-guard
IPA

15

Scrabble Score

10

Letters

3

Syllables

8

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

A division of customs responsible for the control of people, vehicles and vessels arriving into and departing from the United Kingdom. It ceased to exist in 1972.

British usage

Etymology

From water + guard.

Usage

British usage

Questions

What does waterguard mean?: A division of customs responsible for the control of people, vehicles and vessels arriving into and departing from the United Kingdom. It ceased to exist in 1972.
Where does waterguard come from?: From water + guard.

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