workboat

work·boat

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Transcription

- US Pronunciation
- US IPA
- [wurk-boht]
- /ˈwɜrkˌboʊt/

- US Pronunciation
- US IPA
- [wurk-boht]
- /ˈwɜrkˌboʊt/

Definitions of workboat word

noun workboat a boat used for work or trade rather than sport, public transportation, or military purposes. 1
noun workboat A boat used for work such as commercial fishing or transporting freight, rather than leisure or naval service. 1
noun workboat a boat used for something other than pleasure 0
noun workboat A boat used for purposes other than recreation, passenger transport, or combat. 0

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Origin of workboat

First appearance:

before 1935

One of the 8% newest English words

First recorded in 1935-40; work + boat

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Parts of speech for Workboat

noun

adjective

verb

adverb

pronoun

preposition

conjunction

determiner

exclamation

Full grammatical hierarchy of Workboat

workboat popularity

A pretty common term. Usually people know it’s meaning, but prefer to use a more spread out synonym. About 53% of English native speakers know the meaning and use word.

According to our data about 50% 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.