Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

roofbox

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables: roof-box
IPA

19

Scrabble Score

7

Letters

2

Syllables

5

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

A specially contrived opening above a doorway, usually aligned to mark an astronomical event.

Etymology

From roof + box, coined by Professor Michael O'Kelly during his excavation of the Newgrange passage cairn at Brú Na Bóinne in Ireland.

Inflected Forms

roofboxes (plural)

Questions

What does roofbox mean?: A specially contrived opening above a doorway, usually aligned to mark an astronomical event.
Where does roofbox come from?: From roof + box, coined by Professor Michael O'Kelly during his excavation of the Newgrange passage cairn at Brú Na Bóinne in Ireland.

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