Como Pronunciar "whipstaff"
word
WIP-staf
WIP-stahf
Definição
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.
Transcrição IPA
Inglês Americano
ˈwɪpˌstæf
Inglês Britânico
ˈwɪpˌstɑːf
Pronúncia Simplificada
EUA
WIP-staf
UK
WIP-stahf
Ouça em 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.