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churchill falls

/ˈtʃɝtʃ.ɪl ˈfɑlz/

Word Rarity Rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 3.77 in modern English

Syllables
Church-ill Falls
IPA
/ˈtʃɝtʃ.ɪl ˈfɑlz/
27
Scrabble Score
14
Letters
2
Syllables
9
Unique Chars

Meaning

name

A waterfall in Labrador, Newfoundland and Labrador, Canada, on the Churchill River.

name

A community in Labrador, Newfoundland and Labrador, Canada.

name

A hydroelectric power generation station located at the falls.

Etymology

Churchill+falls (“waterfall”). Coined by Joey Smallwood in 1965. From being a waterfall (“falls”) named in honour of Sir Winston Churchill, by Newfoundland premier Joey Smallwood, renamed along with the river it is situated in, just prior to the commencement of the hydroelectric project; renaming from McLean Falls, itself renamed from Grand Falls, which it was labelled instead of the native Innu name Patshishetshuanau. The community is named after the nearby waterfalls.

Synonyms

Grand Falls McLean Falls Patshishetshuanau

Rhymes With

calls falls walls balls grand falls stalls smalls alls

Questions

How do you pronounce churchill falls?
The recorded pronunciation is /ˈtʃɝtʃ.ɪl ˈfɑlz/.
What does churchill falls mean?
A waterfall in Labrador, Newfoundland and Labrador, Canada, on the Churchill River.
Where does churchill falls come from?
Churchill+falls (“waterfall”). Coined by Joey Smallwood in 1965. From being a waterfall (“falls”) named in honour of Sir Winston Churchill, by Newfoundland premier Joey Smallwood, renamed along with the river it is situated in, just prior to the commencement of the hydroelectric project; renaming from McLean Falls, itself renamed from Grand Falls, which it was labelled instead of the native Innu name Patshishetshuanau. The community is named after the nearby waterfalls.

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