Fleetwood

English

Etymology

From Old English flēot (“pool, stream”) + wood.

Pronunciation

  • (UK) IPA(key): /ˈfliːt.wʊd/

Proper noun

Fleetwood

  1. A coastal town and civil parish with a town council in Wyre borough, Lancashire, England (OS grid ref SD3348). [1]
  2. A town centre in the city of Surrey, British Columbia, Canada.
  3. A neighbourhood of Mount Vernon, Westchester County, New York, United States.
  4. A borough in Berks County, Pennsylvania, United States.
  5. A surname.
  6. The word used for the 35 in telephone numbers prefixes starting with 35. A corresponding letter for 3 can be an F, and a corresponding letter for 5 can be an L. For example, the phone number 35?-???? could be said as, "Fleetwood ?????". This helps to reduce errors made when exchanging contact information. See Wikipedia article, Telephone exchange names

References

  1. ^ Parish map (England)
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