Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

windbore

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables: wind-bore
IPA

14

Scrabble Score

8

Letters

2

Syllables

8

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

The lower, or bottom, pipe in a lift of pumps in a mine.

Example Sentences

"A large stone, 18 inches thick, is bedded at the bottom of the shaft, for the windbore of the bucket pump to rest upon. The remainder of the shaft bottom is filled in with hard burnt bricks and Barrow lime, forming a level bottom […]"

Etymology

From wind + bore.

Inflected Forms

windbores (plural)

Questions

What does windbore mean?: The lower, or bottom, pipe in a lift of pumps in a mine.
Where does windbore come from?: From wind + bore.

How to pronounce windbore

Open the pronunciation page — Open the Speakur entry for “windbore”.
Read the phonetic spelling — Read the IPA spelling () so you know which sounds to aim for.
Play the audio — Click Play to hear reference audio for “windbore”.
Repeat and practice — Say “windbore” aloud, matching stress and vowels until it feels natural.