Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

cook strait

Word Rarity Rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 3.56 in modern English

Syllables: cook s-trait
IPA

16

Scrabble Score

10

Letters

2

Syllables

8

Unique Chars

Meaning

name

A strait that separates the North and South Islands of New Zealand, extending northwest to southeast from the Tasman Sea to the south Pacific Ocean.

Etymology

Named after James Cook, the first European commander to sail through it, in 1770.

Questions

What does cook strait mean?: A strait that separates the North and South Islands of New Zealand, extending northwest to southeast from the Tasman Sea to the south Pacific Ocean.
Where does cook strait come from?: Named after James Cook, the first European commander to sail through it, in 1770.

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