apoop

A1P3O1O1P3

adverb

On the poop; astern.

Scrabble 9
Ask AI about this wordChatGPTClaudePerplexityGoogle AIGrok

Meanings

adverbapoop (not comparable)
  1. not comparablenauticalOn the poop; astern.

    Thus, she made as much lee-way as head-way, could get along very nearly as fast with the wind ahead as when it was apoop, and was particularly great in a calm.

    1839, Washington Irving, A History of New York

Origin

From a- + poop.

Full word history & related roots →
Cite this entry
APA

apoop. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 2, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/apoop

MLA

“apoop.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/apoop. Accessed November 2, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “apoop,” accessed November 2, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/apoop.

Source: apoop on Wiktionary, CC BY-SA 4.0.