Word: pinwales
Part of speech: Noun
Syllables: pin
wales
Definition: Plural of pinwale; the code name for a National Security Agency (NSA) collection and retrieval system for so-called "Digital Network Intelligence", including internet e-mail
Morphemes:
Affix: pin
Language: en
PoS: Noun
Meaning: A pinball machine; game equipment on which pinball is played
Affix: wale
Language: en
PoS: Noun
Meaning: A horizontal ridge or ledge on the outside planking of a wooden ship. (See gunwale, chainwale)
Etymology Compounds: Affix: wale
Language: enm
Decoded: wale
Meaning: planking, welt
Affix: -s
Language: en
PoS: Suffix
Meaning: Used to form the plural of nouns that correctly take just an "s" in the plural. See greengrocer’s apostrophe.