Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

two-hourly

Word Rarity Rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 3.71 in modern English

Syllables: two-hourly
IPA

18

Scrabble Score

9

Letters

2

Syllables

8

Unique Chars

Meaning

adj

Every two hours.

Example Sentences

"The proposed service, outlined earlier this year [...] would begin in May 2021 and would initially operate at two-hourly intervals between Cardiff Central and London Paddington, with calls at Newport, Severn Tunnel Junction and Bristol Parkway."
"Commencement of a two-hourly service pattern by GWR marked the return of regular services to Okehampton for the first time since their withdrawal in 1972. There are plans to extend this to hourly."

Etymology

From two + hourly.

Synonyms

bihourly

Questions

What does two-hourly mean?: Every two hours.
Where does two-hourly come from?: From two + hourly.

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