Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

harpers ferry

Word Rarity Rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 2.58 in modern English

Syllables
harper-s -fer-ry
IPA
23
Scrabble Score
12
Letters
4
Syllables
8
Unique Chars

Meaning

Etymology

From Harper's ferry, after a ferry operated by Robert Harper.

Questions

What does harpers ferry mean?
A small town in Jefferson County, West Virginia; best known as the site of a raid by John Brown in 1859, a major event in the origins of the American Civil War.
Where does harpers ferry come from?
From Harper's ferry, after a ferry operated by Robert Harper.

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