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diamond head

Word Rarity Uncommon

Frequency: Zipf frequency 4.39 in modern English

Syllables
di-a-mond -head
IPA
19
Scrabble Score
11
Letters
4
Syllables
8
Unique Chars

Meaning

name

A volcanic tuff cone on the Hawaiian island of Oʻahu.

name

A subsidiary peak of Mount Garibaldi in southwestern British Columbia, Canada.

name

A locality in the Port Macquarie-Hastings council area, north eastern New South Wales, Australia.

Etymology

(Hawaiian tuff cone): Named by British sailors in the 19th century, from the calcite crystals on the adjacent beach.

Questions

What does diamond head mean?
A volcanic tuff cone on the Hawaiian island of Oʻahu.
Where does diamond head come from?
(Hawaiian tuff cone): Named by British sailors in the 19th century, from the calcite crystals on the adjacent beach.

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