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broads

noun
SayBRAWDZ/bɹɔdz/UK/bɹɔːdz/AUS/bɹoːdz/

1 meaning of broads

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  1. 1
    noun
    Plural of broad.

    Sailing the broads each summer became a family tradition.

    Reeds line the edges of the broads where herons nest.

    Note

    A regular -s plural that serves every meaning of broad alike, so context alone decides which is meant. The lakes of eastern Norfolk and Suffolk come as a group, which makes "the broads" the natural phrase for them; lathe tools, floodlights and the 1656 gold coin pluralize the same way. Take care with people: the dated use for a woman of loose morals is insulting, and the playing-card sense belongs to archaic slang.

broads is a form of broad

Forms
broadbroads plural
Spelling
broad → broads: add -s
Sound
The ending sounds like /z/.

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