Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

helicab

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables: he-li-cab
IPA

14

Scrabble Score

7

Letters

3

Syllables

7

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

A helicopter used as a taxicab.

Example Sentences

"She'd insisted on creeping out of a back exit and we took three different helicabs."

Etymology

From heli- + cab under the influence of helicopter. Compare earlier aerocab and aeroplane, aircab and airplane, etc.

Word Breakdown

Prefix: heli-

Inflected Forms

helicabs (plural)

Questions

What does helicab mean?: A helicopter used as a taxicab.
Where does helicab come from?: From heli- + cab under the influence of helicopter. Compare earlier aerocab and aeroplane, aircab and airplane, etc.

How to pronounce helicab

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