Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

telegraph hill

Word Rarity Rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 3.94 in modern English

Syllables: tele-graph hill
IPA

22

Scrabble Score

13

Letters

2

Syllables

9

Unique Chars

Meaning

name

name

Etymology

From telegraph + hill. From once hosting a telegraph station upon the hill.

Phrases

Flag Hill Radio Hill Semaphore Hill Signal Hill Station Hill

Frequently Paired Words

Flag Hill Radio Hill Semaphore Hill Signal Hill Station Hill

Questions

What does telegraph hill mean?: A placename.
Where does telegraph hill come from?: From telegraph + hill. From once hosting a telegraph station upon the hill.

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