Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

scabland

/ˈskæblænd/

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables: sca-b-land
IPA: /ˈskæblænd/

13

Scrabble Score

8

Letters

3

Syllables

7

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

High, flat land of igneous rock, with thin soil and deep channels formed by glaciers or glacial floods.

American usage

Example Sentences

"he was determined at least never to have to go back, never to end up again down some gopher-ridden trail through the scabland, howling at the unexplained and unresponsive moon."

Etymology

From scab + land.

Usage

American usage

Inflected Forms

scablands (plural)

Questions

How do you pronounce scabland?: The recorded pronunciation is /ˈskæblænd/.
What does scabland mean?: High, flat land of igneous rock, with thin soil and deep channels formed by glaciers or glacial floods.
Where does scabland come from?: From scab + land.

How to pronounce scabland

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