Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

yellowhead pass

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 1.65 in modern English

Syllables: yel-low-head- -pass
IPA

26

Scrabble Score

14

Letters

5

Syllables

10

Unique Chars

Meaning

name

A mountain pass through the Canadian Rockies, on the border of Alberta and British Columbia, Canada.

Example Sentences

"Both men were astonished (and I imagine, pardonably proud) when I told them that our Canadian National road over the Rocky Mountain Summit through Yellowhead Pass above Jasper, is almost exactly only one-third as steep as Shap Bank!"

Etymology

Believed to be named after Tête Jaune, a fur trapper with yellow hair.

Phrases

Yellowhead County

Frequently Paired Words

Yellowhead County

Questions

What does yellowhead pass mean?: A mountain pass through the Canadian Rockies, on the border of Alberta and British Columbia, Canada.
Where does yellowhead pass come from?: Believed to be named after Tête Jaune, a fur trapper with yellow hair.

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