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).
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