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Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

hellstrip

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables
hell-strip
IPA
14
Scrabble Score
9
Letters
2
Syllables
8
Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

A strip of land between a sidewalk and a street.

Etymology

From hell + strip. Coined by American horticulturalist and author Lauren Springer Ogden in the 1990s. Compare devil strip.

Inflected Forms

hellstrips (plural) hell strip (alternative)

Phrases

median strip

Frequently Paired Words

median strip terrace boulevard

Synonyms

road verge parking strip tree lawn

Questions

What does hellstrip mean?
A strip of land between a sidewalk and a street.
Where does hellstrip come from?
From hell + strip. Coined by American horticulturalist and author Lauren Springer Ogden in the 1990s. Compare devil strip.

How to pronounce hellstrip

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