Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

waypoint

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 2.38 in modern English

Syllables: way-point
IPA

16

Scrabble Score

8

Letters

2

Syllables

8

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

Any mapped reference point on a route that can be easily identified.

Example Sentences

"[T]hey made their way back to the Grace where Jen was hunched over her console setting the waypoints for their trip to Hudson Bay."

Etymology

way + point

Inflected Forms

waypoints (plural)

Frequently Paired Words

waymark

Questions

What does waypoint mean?: Any mapped reference point on a route that can be easily identified.
Where does waypoint come from?: way + point

How to pronounce waypoint

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