well-found
Americanadjective
adjective
Etymology
Origin of well-found
1300–50 for earlier sense “welcome”; Middle English
Example Sentences
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A 24-hour security staff provides peace of mind, just part of the care and maintenance support that typifies a well-found small town.
From Time Magazine Archive
He feels about the plane the same mixture of total freedom and fortress security that sailors have about a well-found cruising sailboat.
From Time Magazine Archive
I could not discover a golf-course any where; but otherwise the Queen Mary seemed to me to be a well-found ship.
From Time Magazine Archive
By the time he had put in a year's work rebuilding the Spray into a staunch, well-found craft, he was ready to put to sea.
From Time Magazine Archive
The motor yacht which Gorman had hired for us turned out to be a swift and well-found ship with a small cabin and possibilities of comfort in a large cockpit aft.
From Gossamer 1915 by George A. Birmingham
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