Speakur

Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

whaleboat

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 1.50 in modern English

Syllables
whale-boat
IPA
17
Scrabble Score
9
Letters
2
Syllables
8
Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

A long narrow rowing boat, formerly used in whaling, which is pointed at both ends so that it can move either forwards or backwards equally well.

noun

A boat resembling this and carried on a warship or other ship.

Example Sentences

Etymology

From whale + boat.

Inflected Forms

whaleboats (plural)

Derived Forms

whaleboater

Questions

What does whaleboat mean?
A long narrow rowing boat, formerly used in whaling, which is pointed at both ends so that it can move either forwards or backwards equally well.
Where does whaleboat come from?
From whale + boat.

How to pronounce whaleboat

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