Cómo Pronunciar "whipstaff"
word
ˈwɪpˌstæf
WIP-staf
ˈwɪpˌstɑːf
WIP-stahf
Definición
A whipstaff is a wooden rod used on old sailing ships to steer the vessel by moving the tiller, before the invention of the ship’s wheel.
Transcripción IPA
Inglés Americano
ˈwɪpˌstæf
Inglés Británico
ˈwɪpˌstɑːf
Pronunciación Simplificada
EE.UU.
WIP-staf
UK
WIP-stahf
Escucha en Contexto
The sailor used the whipstaff to steer the ship.
A whipstaff is made of strong wood.
Old ships often had a whipstaff instead of a wheel.
Without a whipstaff, steering those large galleons was nearly impossible.