Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

finger lake

Word Rarity Uncommon

Frequency: 4.32 in modern English

Syllables: fin-ger lake
IPA

18

Scrabble Score

10

Letters

2

Syllables

9

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

A long, narrow lake of glacial origin, especially one of the Finger Lakes of New York state.

Example Sentences

"These sediments represent a finger lake that was formed by blockage of the mouth of the stream-cut valley, […]"

Inflected Forms

finger lakes (plural)

Synonyms

fjord lake trough lake

Questions

What does finger lake mean?: A long, narrow lake of glacial origin, especially one of the Finger Lakes of New York state.

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