Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

lake effect

Word Rarity Uncommon

Frequency: Zipf frequency 4.61 in modern English

Syllables: lake -ef-fect
IPA

22

Scrabble Score

10

Letters

3

Syllables

7

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

An effect of large bodies of fresh water on the weather of regions downwind.

Countable; Uncountable

Example Sentences

"Lake-effect storms dumped 108 inches of snow on Oswego in 48 hours."

Usage

Inflected Forms

lake effects (plural) lake-effect (alternative, attributive)

Questions

What does lake effect mean?: An effect of large bodies of fresh water on the weather of regions downwind.

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