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Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

starfish site

Word Rarity Rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 3.00 in modern English

Syllables
starfish site
IPA
18
Scrabble Score
12
Letters
1
Syllables
8
Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

Any of the decoy cities built in the British countryside and set on fire during nearby bombing raids to divert German bombers away from their intended targets.

British usage

Etymology

Wartime code name derived from the initials SF for special fire.

Usage

Inflected Forms

Starfish sites (plural)

Questions

What does starfish site mean?
Any of the decoy cities built in the British countryside and set on fire during nearby bombing raids to divert German bombers away from their intended targets.
Where does starfish site come from?
Wartime code name derived from the initials SF for special fire.

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