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Alcan in a sentence

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Alcan | Alcantar | Alcántara | Alcanna | Alcaniz

Alcan meaning

The Alaska Highway, which connects British Columbia, Yukon and Alaska.

Using Alcan

  • The main meaning on this page is: The Alaska Highway, which connects British Columbia, Yukon and Alaska.
  • In the example corpus, alcan often appears in combinations such as: tinto alcan.

Context around Alcan

  • Average sentence length in these examples: 26 words
  • Position in the sentence: 4 start, 2 middle, 0 end
  • Sentence types: 6 statements, 0 questions, 0 exclamations

Often before:

tinto 2× alcoa 1×

Often after:

200 2× brought 1×

Sentence patterns with Alcan

These short patterns come directly from the example sentences and show how the word is often embedded:

alcan 200 10 1× alcoa and alcan are proposing 1× and alcoa alcan have signed 1× organizing the alcan 200 said 1× rio tinto alcan brought charges 1× rio tinto alcan s recently 1×

Sentence openings and endings

Common sentence openings:

alcan 200 10 1× alcoa and alcan 1× both global alumina 1× kathi lapp the 1× rio tinto alcan 1× þórður s writings 1×

Common sentence endings:

1 5 billion 1× imbalance with china 1× on haines highway 1× s ethics committee 1× saturday s race 1× tonnes per year 1×

Words around Alcan

Just before it in the word index:

alcamo 16 alcalde 7 alcala 26 alcaide 3 alcaic 2 alcaeus 9

Just after it in the word index:

alcaniz 2 alcanna 3 alcantar 4 alcaraz 181 alcarez 3 alcatel 24

Similar in corpus frequency:

aaaaa 8 aage 8 aardvarks 8 abaca 8 abaji 8 abascal 8

Corpus analysis for Alcan

  • In this selection, "alcan" usually appears near the start of the sentence. The average example has 26 words, and this corpus slice is mostly made up of statements.
  • Around the word, tinto, alcoa, 200 and brought stand out and add context to how "alcan" is used.
  • Recognizable usage signals include alcan 200 10 and alcoa and alcan are proposing. That gives this page its own corpus information beyond isolated example sentences.
  • By corpus frequency, "alcan" sits close to words such as aaaaa, aage and aardvarks, which helps place it inside the broader word index.

Example types with alcan

The same corpus examples are grouped by length and sentence type, making it easier to see the contexts in which the word appears:

Short example sentences

Alcan 200 – 10 a.m. start on Haines Highway. (9 words)

Alcoa and Alcan are proposing a slightly smaller refinery worth about $1.5 billion. (14 words)

Þórður’s writings first rose to prominence when Rannveig Rist, CEO of Rio Tinto Alcan, brought charges against him to the Icelandic Press Association’s ethics committee. (27 words)

Longer example sentences

Rio Tinto Alcan’s recently modernized smelter at Kitimat is faced with a 10-per-cent tariff on sales to the U.S., which Baxter said is likely a side effect of Trump’s focus on its trade imbalance with China. (41 words)

Kathi Lapp, the president of the Haines Snowburners, which is organizing the Alcan 200, said as of Tuesday there were no out-of-Haines signups but she expected that could change before Saturday’s race. (35 words)

Both Global Alumina and Alcoa-Alcan have signed conventions with the Government of Guinea to build large alumina refineries with a combined capacity of about 4 million tonnes per year. (30 words)

Example sentences (6)

Alcan 200 – 10 a.m. start on Haines Highway.

Kathi Lapp, the president of the Haines Snowburners, which is organizing the Alcan 200, said as of Tuesday there were no out-of-Haines signups but she expected that could change before Saturday’s race.

Þórður’s writings first rose to prominence when Rannveig Rist, CEO of Rio Tinto Alcan, brought charges against him to the Icelandic Press Association’s ethics committee.

Rio Tinto Alcan’s recently modernized smelter at Kitimat is faced with a 10-per-cent tariff on sales to the U.S., which Baxter said is likely a side effect of Trump’s focus on its trade imbalance with China.

Alcoa and Alcan are proposing a slightly smaller refinery worth about $1.5 billion.

Both Global Alumina and Alcoa-Alcan have signed conventions with the Government of Guinea to build large alumina refineries with a combined capacity of about 4 million tonnes per year.

Common combinations with alcan

These word pairs occur most frequently in English texts:

Frequently asked questions

How do you use "alcan" in a sentence?
An example: "Alcan 200 – 10 a.m. start on Haines Highway." This page contains 6 example sentences with the word "alcan" from authentic English texts.
What does "alcan" mean?
Alcan means: The Alaska Highway, which connects British Columbia, Yukon and Alaska.
How many example sentences with "alcan" are there?
Voorbeeldzinnen.info contains 6 example sentences with "alcan", drawn from a database of millions of English sentences.