Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

pineapple express

Word Rarity Rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 3.55 in modern English

Syllables: pineap-ple -ex-press
IPA

31

Scrabble Score

16

Letters

4

Syllables

9

Unique Chars

Meaning

name

The jetstream and accompanying strong, moist airflow from the vicinity of the Hawaiian Islands to the west coast of North America.

Informal

Example Sentences

"A warm, wet rainstorm—the notorious "Pineapple Express"—hit Western Washington the weekend before Thanksgiving in 1986."

Usage

Informal

Inflected Forms

the Pineapple Express (canonical)

Questions

What does pineapple express mean?: The jetstream and accompanying strong, moist airflow from the vicinity of the Hawaiian Islands to the west coast of North America.

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