seadrome

sea·drome

S s

Transcription

- US Pronunciation
- US IPA
- UK Pronunciation
- UK IPA
- [see-drohm]
- /ˈsiˌdroʊm/
- /ˈsiː.drəʊm/

- US Pronunciation
- US IPA
- [see-drohm]
- /ˈsiˌdroʊm/

Definitions of seadrome word

noun seadrome a floating airdrome serving as an intermediate or emergency landing place for aircraft flying over water. 1
noun seadrome a floating platform on the sea for aircraft to land on and take off from 0

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Origin of seadrome

First appearance:

before 1920

One of the 12% newest English words

First recorded in 1920-25; sea + -drome

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Parts of speech for Seadrome

noun

adjective

verb

adverb

pronoun

preposition

conjunction

determiner

exclamation

Full grammatical hierarchy of Seadrome

seadrome popularity

A pretty common term. Usually people know it’s meaning, but prefer to use a more spread out synonym. About 47% of English native speakers know the meaning and use word.

According to our data about 54% 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.

seadrome usage trend in Literature

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