portsmouth
/ˈpɔːrtsməθ/
Word Rarity
Rare
Frequency: Zipf frequency 3.60 in modern English
17
Scrabble Score
10
Letters
2
Syllables
8
Unique Chars
Meaning
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A village in Todmorden parish, Calderdale borough, West Yorkshire, England, on the border with Lancashire (OS grid ref SD9026).
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A neighbourhood of Kingston, Ontario, Canada.
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A town in Saint John parish, Dominica.
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A number of places in the United States:
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Example Sentences
- "When ready for sea we went up to Greenhithe, that their lordships might inspect us, and then to Portsmouth, to take troops to Cork, a pleasant trip; […]"
- "Nothing beats a gunboat. HMS Illustrious glided out of Portsmouth on Monday, past HMS Victory and cheering crowds of patriots. Within a week it will be off Gibraltar, a mere cannon shot from Cape Trafalgar."
- "[…] not exceeding six Persons for Newport foure Persons for each of the respective Townes of Providence Portsmouth and Warwicke and two Persons for each other Place Towne or Citty […]"
Etymology
From Middle English Portesmuða, from Old English Portesmuða.
Origin
Word Breakdown
- Root: Portesmuða
Phrases
Portsmouth defence
Portsmouth yardstick