Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

turning post

Word Rarity Uncommon

Frequency: Zipf frequency 4.63 in modern English

Syllables: turn-ing -post
IPA

14

Scrabble Score

11

Letters

3

Syllables

9

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

In an ancient racecourse, a post marking where the horses were to turn, which also served as the winning line.

Inflected Forms

turning posts (plural)

Questions

What does turning post mean?: In an ancient racecourse, a post marking where the horses were to turn, which also served as the winning line.

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