Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

altus

/ˈæltəs/

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: 2.14 in modern English

Syllables: al-tus
IPA: /ˈæltəs/

5

Scrabble Score

5

Letters

2

Syllables

5

Unique Chars

Meaning

name

A city, the county seat of Jackson County, in southwest Oklahoma, United States.

Example Sentences

"On Friday night, eight US Air Force KC-135 Stratotankers took off from Altus, Oklahoma, according to data from FlightRadar24. Over Kansas the tankers refueled two groups of planes, identified on air traffic control audio by their callsigns MYTEE11 FLT and MYTEE21 FLT. The callsign MYTEE has previously been associated with special activity flights by B-2 bombers, and multiple flight trackers on social media said the planes being refueled were B-2 bombers out of Whiteman Air Force Base in Missouri."

Questions

How do you pronounce altus?: The recorded pronunciation is /ˈæltəs/.
What does altus mean?: A city, the county seat of Jackson County, in southwest Oklahoma, United States.

How to pronounce altus

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