Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

waterbus

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 1.16 in modern English

Syllables: wa-ter-bus
IPA

13

Scrabble Score

8

Letters

3

Syllables

8

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

Alternative spelling of water bus.

Example Sentences

"In 1959, British Waterways started a waterbus service to London Zoo, in Regent's Park, and in the first season 75,000 passengers made it a success."

Etymology

From water + bus.

Inflected Forms

waterbuses (plural)

Questions

What does waterbus mean?: Alternative spelling of water bus.
Where does waterbus come from?: From water + bus.

How to pronounce waterbus

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