Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

rentice

/ˈɹɛntɪs/

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables: ren-tice
IPA: /ˈɹɛntɪs/

9

Scrabble Score

7

Letters

2

Syllables

6

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

An access path cleared through vegetation to facilitate mineral exploration or the construction, safe operation and maintenance of power transmission lines or pipelines.

Example Sentences

"A rentice (path) was then cleared along a straight line from Bukit Kepayang to the Jenka pass. Pegs were driven in along this rentice at 100-yard intervals, the spacing of the pegs being measured by a ¼-inch diameter wire rope 300 feet long."

Etymology

From Malay rentas (“traverse”).

Inflected Forms

rentices (plural)

Questions

How do you pronounce rentice?: The recorded pronunciation is /ˈɹɛntɪs/.
What does rentice mean?: An access path cleared through vegetation to facilitate mineral exploration or the construction, safe operation and maintenance of power transmission lines or pipelines.
Where does rentice come from?: From Malay rentas (“traverse”).

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