Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

groundway

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: 0.00 in modern English

Syllables: ground-way
IPA

17

Scrabble Score

9

Letters

2

Syllables

9

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

In shipbuilding, a substantial foundation of wood or stone for the blocks on which a vessel is built.

Etymology

From Middle English *groundway, from Old English grundwæġ (“earth, world”).

Origin

Source language: Middle English

Word Breakdown

Root: *groundway, grundwæġ

Inflected Forms

groundways (plural)

Questions

What does groundway mean?: In shipbuilding, a substantial foundation of wood or stone for the blocks on which a vessel is built.
Where does groundway come from?: It is traced to Middle English.

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