Speakur

Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

county line

Word Rarity Common

Frequency: Zipf frequency 5.01 in modern English

Syllables
coun-ty -line
IPA
15
Scrabble Score
10
Letters
3
Syllables
9
Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

A border between two counties.

American usage

noun

A drug trafficking scheme to transport drugs from cities to smaller towns, especially one that recruits children and uses phone lines.

British usage

noun

Used other than figuratively or idiomatically: see county, line.

Usage

Inflected Forms

county lines (plural)

Phrases

go country

Frequently Paired Words

go country

Questions

What does county line mean?
A border between two counties.

How to pronounce county line

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