Speakur

Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

telford

/tˈɛlfɚd/

Word Rarity Rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 2.89 in modern English

Syllables
telford
IPA
/tˈɛlfɚd/
11
Scrabble Score
7
Letters
2
Syllables
7
Unique Chars

Meaning

name

A characteristical surname.

Countable

name

A new town in Telford and Wrekin borough and the ceremonial county of Shropshire, England, named after Thomas Telford (OS grid ref SJ7008).

Countable; Uncountable

name

A locality in the Shire of Moira, Victoria, Australia.

Countable; Uncountable

name

A place in the United States:

Countable; Uncountable

name

A place in the United States:

Countable; Uncountable

name

A place in the United States:

Countable; Uncountable

noun

A road pavement having a surface of small stone rolled hard and smooth, distinguished from macadam road by its firm foundation of large stones with fragments of stone wedged tightly in the interstices.

Uncountable

Example Sentences

Etymology

From Old French taille fer, meaning "(he who) cuts iron" or "iron-cleaver"; used as a nickname for a man who could cleave clean through the armour of his foe. The second syllable was eventually reanalysed as native English 'ford'. * (road): Named after Thomas Telford, a famous civil engineer.

Origin

Word Breakdown

Usage

Inflected Forms

Telfords (plural) Talford (alternative) Telfort (alternative)

Derived Forms

Telfordian Telfordization Telfordize

Phrases

Telford and Wrekin

Frequently Paired Words

asphalt asphalt concrete cobble cobblestone concrete gravel macadam tar

Rhymes With

belford welford elford relford

Questions

How do you pronounce telford?
The recorded pronunciation is /tˈɛlfɚd/.
What does telford mean?
A characteristical surname.
Where does telford come from?
It is traced to Old French.

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