Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

packet station

Word Rarity Rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 3.75 in modern English

Syllables: pack-et s-ta-tion
IPA

21

Scrabble Score

13

Letters

4

Syllables

10

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

A ferry port used by packets (ferries) carrying mail and passengers over short distances, e.g. across a channel.

Dated

Example Sentences

"A branch line was to run from Newport to Ryde, which had by then attained considerable importance as the packet station providing the quickest access to the island from London, via Portsmouth."

Etymology

From packet, a vessel to carry mail etc.

Usage

Dated

Inflected Forms

packet stations (plural)

Questions

What does packet station mean?: A ferry port used by packets (ferries) carrying mail and passengers over short distances, e.g. across a channel.
Where does packet station come from?: From packet, a vessel to carry mail etc.

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