plain sail

P p

Transcription

- US Pronunciation
- US IPA
- [pleyn seyl]
- /pleɪn seɪl/

- US Pronunciation
- US IPA
- [pleyn seyl]
- /pleɪn seɪl/

Definitions of plain sail words

noun plain sail any of the ordinary working sails of a vessel. 1
noun plain sail all these sails, taken collectively. 1

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Origin of plain sail

First appearance:

before 1820

One of the 38% newest English words

First recorded in 1820-30

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Parts of speech for Plain sail

noun

adjective

verb

adverb

pronoun

preposition

conjunction

determiner

exclamation

Full grammatical hierarchy of Plain sail

plain sail popularity

A pretty common term. Usually people know it’s meaning, but prefer to use a more spread out synonym. About 34% of English native speakers know the meaning and use word.

According to our data about 67% 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.

plain sail usage trend in Literature

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