How to pronounce taffrail
American English pronunciation
TAF-rayl
- IPA
- /ˈtæfˌɹeɪl/
- Syllables
- TAF · rayl (2 syllables, stress on the 1st)
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What taffrail means
The rail around the stern of a ship
In a sentence: The sailor leaned on the taffrail and watched the foamy trail behind the ship.
Where it comes from: A changed form of an older word, tafferel, made to look as if it ended in rail.
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