Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

car breaking

Word Rarity Uncommon

Frequency: Zipf frequency 4.66 in modern English

Syllables: car break-ing
IPA

20

Scrabble Score

11

Letters

2

Syllables

9

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

The breaking up of cars and other light vehicles for scrap recycling.

British usage; Uncountable

Etymology

From car + breaking.

Usage

British usage
Uncountable

Phrases

car breaker

Frequently Paired Words

car breaker shipbreaking

Questions

What does car breaking mean?: The breaking up of cars and other light vehicles for scrap recycling.
Where does car breaking come from?: From car + breaking.

How to pronounce car breaking

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