Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

block island sound

Word Rarity Uncommon

Frequency: Zipf frequency 4.52 in modern English

Syllables: block- is-land -sound
IPA

26

Scrabble Score

16

Letters

4

Syllables

11

Unique Chars

Meaning

name

A strait in the Atlantic Ocean separating Block Island from the coast of mainland Rhode Island in the United States.

Example Sentences

"In Watch Hill, a tiny town on a Block Island Sound peninsula, residents give directions by point of interest – the village has just two main streets."

Etymology

From Block Island + sound.

Questions

What does block island sound mean?: A strait in the Atlantic Ocean separating Block Island from the coast of mainland Rhode Island in the United States.
Where does block island sound come from?: From Block Island + sound.

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