Speakur

Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

mileway

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables
mile-way
IPA
15
Scrabble Score
7
Letters
2
Syllables
7
Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

Any of a number of roads near Oxford, England, whose upkeep was formerly paid for by nearby residents.

British usage

noun

A time period of 20 minutes.

Obsolete

Etymology

* mile + way. * (period of 20 minutes): In reference to the distance that might be covered in this time period.

Usage

Inflected Forms

mileways (plural)

Questions

What does mileway mean?
Any of a number of roads near Oxford, England, whose upkeep was formerly paid for by nearby residents.
Where does mileway come from?
* mile + way. * (period of 20 minutes): In reference to the distance that might be covered in this time period.

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