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Torpoint

UK/tɔːˈpɔɪnt/

Torpoint proper noun: a town and civil parish with a town council in eastern Cornwall, England, opposite Plymouth and Devonport in Devon, to which it is linked by ferry (OS grid ref SX4355).

Proper noun

Torpoint

  1. A town and civil parish with a town council in eastern Cornwall, England, opposite Plymouth and Devonport in Devon, to which it is linked by ferry (OS grid ref SX4355).

Origin of Torpoint

From tor + point.

Questions about Torpoint

What does Torpoint mean?
Torpoint means a town and civil parish with a town council in eastern Cornwall, England, opposite Plymouth and Devonport in Devon, to which it is linked by ferry (OS grid ref SX4355).
What part of speech is Torpoint?
Torpoint is a proper noun.
How do you pronounce Torpoint?
Torpoint is pronounced /tɔːˈpɔɪnt/ (UK).

Words near Torpoint in the dictionary

  1. torpitudes
  2. torple
  3. torpled
  4. torples
  5. torpling
  6. Torpoint
  7. torpor
  8. torporific
  9. torporise
  10. torporised
  11. torporises

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