Definitions for permafrost

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permafrost per·ma·frost

Spelling: [pur-muh-frawst, -frost]

IPA: /ˈpɜr məˌfrɔst, -ˌfrɒst/

Permafrost is a 10 letter English word. It's valid Words with friends word worth 19 points.

You can make 926 anagrams from letters in permafrost (aefmoprrst).

Definitions for permafrost

noun

1. (in arctic or subarctic regions) perennially frozen subsoil.

Origin of permafrost

First recorded in 1943; perma(nent) + frost

Examples for permafrost

I wondered what would happen to the trees if some of the permafrost melted, allowing roots to expand in longer growing seasons.