Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

wallsend

/wˈɔlsˌɛnd/

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 2.09 in modern English

Syllables
wallsend
IPA
/wˈɔlsˌɛnd/
12
Scrabble Score
8
Letters
2
Syllables
7
Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

A kind of coal originally dug at Wallsend on the Tyne.

Countable; Uncountable

Etymology

From (in England) wall + end, after its historical position at the eastern end of Hadrian's Wall.

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How do you pronounce wallsend?
The recorded pronunciation is /wˈɔlsˌɛnd/.
What does wallsend mean?
A town in the Metropolitan Borough of North Tyneside, Tyne and Wear, England (OS grid ref NZ3066).
Where does wallsend come from?
From (in England) wall + end, after its historical position at the eastern end of Hadrian's Wall.

How to pronounce wallsend

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