Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

'drome

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: 1.77 in modern English

Syllables: 'drome
IPA

8

Scrabble Score

5

Letters

1

Syllables

5

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

Informal

Example Sentences

"It had been located and used as a base and 'drome by the Mackay Aerial Expedition a few months previously[.]"
"A Super Constellation warmed its engines up at Mascot 'drome."

Etymology

A shortening of aerodrome.

Usage

Informal

Inflected Forms

'dromes (plural)

Questions

What does 'drome mean?: An aerodrome.
Where does 'drome come from?: A shortening of aerodrome.

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