Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

puget sound

/ˈpjuː.d͡ʒɪt ˈsaʊnd/

Word Rarity Rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 2.98 in modern English

Syllables: puget -sound
IPA: /ˈpjuː.d͡ʒɪt ˈsaʊnd/

14

Scrabble Score

10

Letters

2

Syllables

9

Unique Chars

Meaning

name

A sound along the northwestern coast of Washington, United States.

Example Sentences

"A Horizon Air worker took off Friday night in one of the airline’s Q400 turboprops at Seattle-Tacoma International Airport and crashed on an island in south Puget Sound after being coaxed by air-traffic control to try to land and trailed by two fighter jets, officials said."

Etymology

Originally "Puget's Sound". Named after English Hugenot Royal Navy officer Peter Puget (1765–1822), who accompanied Captain George Vancouver on his 1792 exploration of the Salish Sea.

Phrases

Puget Sounder Puget Sound pine

Questions

How do you pronounce puget sound?: The recorded pronunciation is /ˈpjuː.d͡ʒɪt ˈsaʊnd/.
What does puget sound mean?: A sound along the northwestern coast of Washington, United States.
Where does puget sound come from?: Originally "Puget's Sound". Named after English Hugenot Royal Navy officer Peter Puget (1765–1822), who accompanied Captain George Vancouver on his 1792 exploration of the Salish Sea.

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