Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

usteq

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables: usteq
IPA

14

Scrabble Score

5

Letters

1

Syllables

5

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

Catastrophic land collapse caused by the melting of permafrost, coastal flooding and erosion.

Uncountable

Example Sentences

"When the threat of permafrost thaw is high in a location also subject to erosion and flooding, the occurrence of usteq may be high."
"Newtok was able to win roughly $1.7 million in 2018 to buy out seven of the most usteq-threatened homes in Newtok."
"The land upon which many Alaska Native communities are located is destabilizing in the face of usteq—a Yupik word for the catastrophic ground collapse that occurs when thawing permafrost, erosion, and flooding combine to pull the ground out from under them."

Etymology

Borrowed from Yup'ik uste- (“erode, cave in”). First attested in 2018.

Origin

First known use: First attested in 2018

Usage

Uncountable

Questions

What does usteq mean?: Catastrophic land collapse caused by the melting of permafrost, coastal flooding and erosion.
Where does usteq come from?: First known use: First attested in 2018.

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