pacific
/pəˈsɪfɪk/
Word Rarity
Uncommon
Frequency: Zipf frequency 4.59 in modern English
16
Scrabble Score
7
Letters
3
Syllables
5
Unique Chars
Meaning
adj
name
The Pacific Ocean.
name
A city in Franklin County, Missouri, United States.
noun
A steam locomotive of the 4-6-2 wheel arrangement.
adj
Related to or located in the Pacific Ocean.
Example Sentences
- "The policeman on the beat moved up the avenue impressively. […] Trying doors as he went, twirling his club with many intricate and artful movements, turning now and then to cast his watchful eye adown the pacific thoroughfare, the officer, with his stalwart form and slight swagger, made a fine picture of a guardian of the peace."
- "The long-continued hostilities which had for centuries divided the south and the north divisions of the Island of Britain, had been happily terminated by the succession of the pacific James I, to the English crown."
- ""Oh, of course I'm not really in favour of hanging," admitted Mr Carlyle. "Nobody really is. But we go on hanging. Mr Drishna is a dangerous animal who for the sake of pacific animals must cease to exist. […]""
- "When our last plenary session was held in November of last year the Pacific was threatened with imminent outbreak of war. Since the subsequent beginning of the Japanese campaign of aggression in that ocean, China, in the company of her allies, has become the most important member of the forces fighting on the continent of East Asia."
- "The US Air Force plans to bring the Pacific island airfield that launched the atomic bombings of Japan back into commission as it tries to broaden its basing options in the event of any hostilities with China, the service’s top officer in the Pacific says."
- "Britannia's firebox would appear to have derived from those of the Bulleid Pacifics, which it closely resembles."
Etymology
From Middle French pacifique.
Origin
Word Breakdown
- Root: pacifique, pācificus
Inflected Forms
more pacific (comparative)
most pacific (superlative)
pacifick (alternative)
the Pacific (canonical)
Pacifics (plural)