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faltboat

falt·boat
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Transcription

    • US Pronunciation
    • US IPA
    • UK Pronunciation
    • UK IPA
    • [fahlt-boht]
    • /ˈfɑltˌboʊt/
    • /fˈaltbəʊt/
    • US Pronunciation
    • US IPA
    • [fahlt-boht]
    • /ˈfɑltˌboʊt/

Definitions of faltboat word

  • noun faltboat a small boat having a collapsible wooden frame covered with waterproof cloth or plastic. 1
  • noun faltboat a collapsible boat made of waterproof material stretched over a light framework 0
  • abbreviation FALTBOAT foldboat 0

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Origin of faltboat

First appearance:

before 1925
One of the 11% newest English words
First recorded in 1925-30, faltboat is from the German word Faltboot folding boat. See fold1, boat

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Parts of speech for Faltboat

noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation

faltboat popularity

A pretty common term. Usually people know it’s meaning, but prefer to use a more spread out synonym. About 48% of English native speakers know the meaning and use word.
According to our data about 57% of words is more used. This is a rare but used term. It occurs in the pages of specialized literature and in the speech of educated people.

faltboat usage trend in Literature

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