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dixie alley

Word Rarity Rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 3.25 in modern English

Syllables
dix-ie al-ley
IPA
21
Scrabble Score
10
Letters
3
Syllables
7
Unique Chars

Meaning

name

A region of the Gulf of Mexico coast United States which experiences a large number of tornado occurrences.

American usage

Etymology

Blend of Dixie + Tornado Alley. Coined by American meteorologist Allen Pearson in 1971. Modelled after Tornado Alley. From being in Dixie (“U.S. South”) with a concentration of tornado strikes.

Usage

Synonyms

South Alley

Questions

What does dixie alley mean?
A region of the Gulf of Mexico coast United States which experiences a large number of tornado occurrences.
Where does dixie alley come from?
Blend of Dixie + Tornado Alley. Coined by American meteorologist Allen Pearson in 1971. Modelled after Tornado Alley. From being in Dixie (“U.S. South”) with a concentration of tornado strikes.

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