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charing cross

/ˌtʃæɹɪŋ ˈkɹɒs/

Word Rarity Rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 2.78 in modern English

Syllables
char-ing cross
IPA
/ˌtʃæɹɪŋ ˈkɹɒs/
20
Scrabble Score
12
Letters
2
Syllables
9
Unique Chars

Meaning

name

An important road junction in the City of Westminster, London, England, which gives its name to the surrounding area and a railway terminus, and is the point where distances from London are measured from (OS grid ref TQ3080).

name

A neighbourhood, major road junction and railway station in central Glasgow, Scotland (OS grid ref NS5866).

name

A community in Chatham-Kent municipality, Ontario, Canada.

name

A neighbourhood of Waverley, Sydney, New South Wales, Australia.

Questions

How do you pronounce charing cross?
The recorded pronunciation is /ˌtʃæɹɪŋ ˈkɹɒs/.
What does charing cross mean?
An important road junction in the City of Westminster, London, England, which gives its name to the surrounding area and a railway terminus, and is the point where distances from London are measured from (OS grid ref TQ3080).

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