Speakur

Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

coal scuttle helmet

Word Rarity Rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 2.66 in modern English

Syllables
coal s-cut-tle hel-met
IPA
26
Scrabble Score
17
Letters
4
Syllables
10
Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

A style of soldier's helmet that is almost identical to resembles the helmet used by current Chilean soldiery, German soldiery at the end of World War I and during World War II, and Chinese soldiery during the Second Sino-Japanese War.

Slang

Etymology

From the helmet's appearance similar to a coal scuttle (coal bucket) of the early 20th century.

Usage

Inflected Forms

coal scuttle helmets (plural)

Phrases

steel pot helmet washbasin helmet

Frequently Paired Words

steel pot helmet washbasin helmet

Synonyms

coal scuttle Stahlhelm

Questions

What does coal scuttle helmet mean?
A style of soldier's helmet that is almost identical to resembles the helmet used by current Chilean soldiery, German soldiery at the end of World War I and during World War II, and Chinese soldiery during the Second Sino-Japanese War.
Where does coal scuttle helmet come from?
From the helmet's appearance similar to a coal scuttle (coal bucket) of the early 20th century.

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