free-fire
Word Rarity
Common
Frequency: Zipf frequency 5.13 in modern English
14
Scrabble Score
8
Letters
3
Syllables
4
Unique Chars
Meaning
adj
Designating an area in which military personnel have authority to shoot on anyone without obtaining prior clearance.
Example Sentences
- "On 1 August 1793, the Convention had permitted its commanders there to introduce free-fire zones in troubled areas."
- "New Jersey, more readily associated with chemical plants than big game, describes the free-fire zone as a necessary measure to control a burgeoning bruin population in America's most densely populated state."