Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

wheelie bin

Word Rarity Rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 2.68 in modern English

Syllables
wheel-ie bin
IPA
18
Scrabble Score
10
Letters
2
Syllables
7
Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

A wheeled outdoor rubbish bin designed for easy movement.

Australian usage; New Zealand usage; British usage

Example Sentences

Etymology

From wheelie (“presumably a variant of wheely (wheeled)”) + bin.

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Questions

What does wheelie bin mean?
A wheeled outdoor rubbish bin designed for easy movement.
Where does wheelie bin come from?
From wheelie (“presumably a variant of wheely (wheeled)”) + bin.

How to pronounce wheelie bin

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