Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

blanket ban

Word Rarity Rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 3.95 in modern English

Syllables: blan-ket ban
IPA

18

Scrabble Score

10

Letters

2

Syllables

7

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

A complete, overall ban.

Example Sentences

"When RAIL first hit the shelves, BR had a blanket ban on preserved diesels running on its network."

Inflected Forms

blanket bans (plural)

Questions

What does blanket ban mean?: A complete, overall ban.

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