warming center
/ˈwoɹmɪŋ ˌsɛntəɹ/
Word Rarity
Uncommon
Frequency: Zipf frequency 4.02 in modern English
21
Scrabble Score
13
Letters
2
Syllables
10
Unique Chars
Meaning
noun
An artificially warmed emergency shelter that operates during dangerously cold weather to provide care and relief for people affected by the low temperature.
American usage
noun
Used other than figuratively or idiomatically: see warming, center.
Example Sentences
- "It is known that the warming center formed in the Atlantic and moved northwestward across the Hudson Bay to a position northeast of Alaska."
- "On such days the fireplace was a cheerful, warming center of activity and Alice would often spread a quilt on the floor in front of it where boy and dog could play."
- "Part of the reason Thoreau lights on fireplaces, chimneys, and hearths as indexical locations has to do with all that they mean in terms of warming centers."
- "We can see from the reanalysis that two anomalous warming centers in the tropical eastern Pacific straddle the equator and extend eastward."
Etymology
Regional Pronunciation
- American English: /ˈwoɹmɪŋ ˌsɛntəɹ/
- British English: /ˈwɔːmɪŋ ˌsɛntə/
Usage
- American usage