lightboat

light·boat

L l

Transcription

- US Pronunciation
- US IPA
- [lahyt-boht]
- /ˈlaɪtˌboʊt/

- US Pronunciation
- US IPA
- [lahyt-boht]
- /ˈlaɪtˌboʊt/

Definitions of lightboat word

noun lightboat a small lightship. 1
noun lightboat A lightship. 0

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Origin of lightboat

First appearance:

before 1825

One of the 37% newest English words

An Americanism dating back to 1825-35; light1 + boat

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Parts of speech for Lightboat

noun

adjective

verb

adverb

pronoun

preposition

conjunction

determiner

exclamation

Full grammatical hierarchy of Lightboat

lightboat popularity

A pretty common term. Usually people know it’s meaning, but prefer to use a more spread out synonym. About 31% of English native speakers know the meaning and use word.

According to our data most of word are more popular. This word is almost not used. It has a much more popular synonym.

lightboat usage trend in Literature

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