Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

streamway

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables: streamway
IPA

17

Scrabble Score

9

Letters

1

Syllables

8

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

The path of a stream, especially as a route through which water or ice drains, or (below ground) through which cavers travel.

Example Sentences

"In the initial stage of this development there existed presumably a free run-off of meltwaters within the present-day ice-marginal streamway towards the west, and then towards the north. The active margin of the icesheet stayed at that time ..."
"A large tube is then followed over several silt banks to surface after a total dive of 200 m in a large passage containing an active streamway – The San Agustin Way. 5 m before the passage surfaces another line junction is passed, ..."

Etymology

From stream + way.

Inflected Forms

streamways (plural)

Questions

What does streamway mean?: The path of a stream, especially as a route through which water or ice drains, or (below ground) through which cavers travel.
Where does streamway come from?: From stream + way.

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