Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

cannonproof

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables: can-non-proof
IPA

18

Scrabble Score

11

Letters

3

Syllables

7

Unique Chars

Meaning

adj

Impenetrable by cannonballs.

Example Sentences

"It had not helped the duke to build himself a cannonproof stone chamber to sleep in for dread of vengeance after the assassination of Orleans."
"A cannonproof breastwork, built during the previous war, extended along the beach from the hills to the rocks."

Etymology

From cannon + -proof.

Word Breakdown

Suffix: cannon

Questions

What does cannonproof mean?: Impenetrable by cannonballs.
Where does cannonproof come from?: From cannon + -proof.

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