Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

derby line

Word Rarity Uncommon

Frequency: Zipf frequency 4.08 in modern English

Syllables: der-by -line
IPA

15

Scrabble Score

9

Letters

3

Syllables

8

Unique Chars

Meaning

name

A village in the town of Derby, Orleans County, Vermont, United States.

Etymology

"Line" refers to the international border between Vermont and Quebec in Canada. Due to a surveying error the border was fixed slightly above the agreed 45th parallel.

Questions

What does derby line mean?: A village in the town of Derby, Orleans County, Vermont, United States.
Where does derby line come from?: "Line" refers to the international border between Vermont and Quebec in Canada. Due to a surveying error the border was fixed slightly above the agreed 45th parallel.

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