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cosmodrome

/kˈɔzmədɹˌoʊm/

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 2.19 in modern English

Syllables
cos-mod-rome
IPA
/kˈɔzmədɹˌoʊm/
17
Scrabble Score
10
Letters
3
Syllables
7
Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

A site for launching spacecraft, usually in reference to such Soviet or Russian built sites as the Baikonur, Kazakhstan and Plesetsk, Russia cosmodromes.

Etymology

From cosmo- + -drome, modelled after aerodrome.

Word Breakdown

Inflected Forms

cosmodromes (plural)

Frequently Paired Words

Baikonur Kazakhstan Plesetsk Arkhangelsk Russia Vostochny Uglegorsk Amur

Synonyms

spaceport

Questions

How do you pronounce cosmodrome?
The recorded pronunciation is /kˈɔzmədɹˌoʊm/.
What does cosmodrome mean?
A site for launching spacecraft, usually in reference to such Soviet or Russian built sites as the Baikonur, Kazakhstan and Plesetsk, Russia cosmodromes.
Where does cosmodrome come from?
From cosmo- + -drome, modelled after aerodrome.

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