Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

chicago porch

Word Rarity Rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 3.81 in modern English

Syllables: chicago -porch
IPA

27

Scrabble Score

12

Letters

2

Syllables

8

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

A fire escape-like wooden structure affixed to the backside of buildings, particularly in the American city of Chicago.

Example Sentences

"While the family were at dinner a Chicago porch climber secured $39,000 worth of jewelry from the home of Edward T. Jefferey."
"Three Chicago porch-climbers were arrested in Cincinanti [sic]. Glad of this, as peaches are getting ripe in this latitude and we hope the Cincinnati police will send them back to us so that they can pursue their vocation uninterrupted."
"A YOUNG man sitting on a Chicago porch with his date sees an armed robbery taking place at the gas station next door."
"[d]rying on a Chicago porch, the soldier stood in shirtsleeves, his ornate military decorations pinned across his chest."
"Notwithstanding (3) and (4), no public or private regulations governed the number of people permissible on a Chicago porch."

Etymology

Chicago+porch

Inflected Forms

Chicago porches (plural)

Questions

What does chicago porch mean?: A fire escape-like wooden structure affixed to the backside of buildings, particularly in the American city of Chicago.
Where does chicago porch come from?: Chicago+porch

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