Entry: Eurotrochaic (adj.)
In context: "...the Eurotrochaic sirens of ambulances and the regular U.S.-sounding sirens..."
Definition: A neologism.
trochaic (adj.): Of a verse, rhythm, etc.: Consisting of, characterized by, or based on trochees.
Other: So, do European sirens sound notably different than those found in North America? Or, maybe that's too much already: do Canadian sirens sound different from American and American and Canadian from Mexican?
SNOOT score: 1
Page: 543
Source: Oxford English Dictionary
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