Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

shacktown

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables: shack-town
IPA

21

Scrabble Score

9

Letters

2

Syllables

9

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

A settlement made up of shacks; a shanty town.

Example Sentences

"Consequently, it is not surprising that in the years from 1935 to 1938 when the dust-bowl influx was at its peak that hudreds of dustbowl refugees moved into these so-called shacktowns, or squatter camps."

Etymology

From shack + town.

Inflected Forms

shacktowns (plural)

Questions

What does shacktown mean?: A settlement made up of shacks; a shanty town.
Where does shacktown come from?: From shack + town.

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