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Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

driftwind

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables
driftwind
IPA
17
Scrabble Score
9
Letters
1
Syllables
7
Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

A wind that drives snow, sand, etc., into heaps.

Archaic

Example Sentences

Etymology

From drift + wind.

Usage

Inflected Forms

driftwinds (plural)

Questions

What does driftwind mean?
A wind that drives snow, sand, etc., into heaps.
Where does driftwind come from?
From drift + wind.

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