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fleetwood

/ˈfliːt.wʊd/

Word Rarity Rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 3.13 in modern English

Syllables
fleet-wood
IPA
/ˈfliːt.wʊd/
16
Scrabble Score
9
Letters
2
Syllables
7
Unique Chars

Meaning

name

A coastal town and civil parish with a town council in Wyre borough, Lancashire, England, founded by Peter Hesketh-Fleetwood (OS grid ref SD3348).

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A town centre in the city of Surrey, British Columbia, Canada.

name

A neighbourhood of Mount Vernon, Westchester County, New York, United States.

name

A borough in Berks County, Pennsylvania, United States.

name

A surname.

name

The word used for the 35 in telephone numbers prefixes starting with 35. A corresponding letter for 3 can be an F, and a corresponding letter for 5 can be an L. For example, the phone number 35?-???? could be said as, "Fleetwood ?????". This helps to reduce errors made when exchanging contact information. See Wikipedia article, Telephone exchange names

Etymology

From Old English flēot (“pool, stream”) + wood.

Origin

Word Breakdown

Regional Pronunciation

  • British English: /ˈfliːt.wʊd/

Rhymes With

cheatwood

Questions

How do you pronounce fleetwood?
The recorded pronunciation is /ˈfliːt.wʊd/.
What does fleetwood mean?
A coastal town and civil parish with a town council in Wyre borough, Lancashire, England, founded by Peter Hesketh-Fleetwood (OS grid ref SD3348).
Where does fleetwood come from?
It is traced to Old English.

How to pronounce fleetwood

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