Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

age of sail

Word Rarity Rare

Frequency: 3.99 in modern English

Syllables: age of -sail
IPA

13

Scrabble Score

9

Letters

2

Syllables

8

Unique Chars

Meaning

name

A period that lasted from the mid-16th (or mid-15th) to the mid-19th centuries, in which the dominance of sailing ships in global trade and warfare culminated.

Inflected Forms

the Age of Sail (canonical)

Questions

What does age of sail mean?: A period that lasted from the mid-16th (or mid-15th) to the mid-19th centuries, in which the dominance of sailing ships in global trade and warfare culminated.

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