Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

star route

Word Rarity Uncommon

Frequency: Zipf frequency 4.56 in modern English

Syllables: star route
IPA

9

Scrabble Score

9

Letters

1

Syllables

7

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

A postal delivery route by means other than railroad or steamboat.

American usage

Etymology

The blank contracts for these routes bore a number of stars.

Usage

American usage

Inflected Forms

star routes (plural)

Questions

What does star route mean?: A postal delivery route by means other than railroad or steamboat.
Where does star route come from?: The blank contracts for these routes bore a number of stars.

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