Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

gunbattle

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 1.49 in modern English

Syllables: gun-bat-tle
IPA

12

Scrabble Score

9

Letters

3

Syllables

8

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

A gunfight; a battle involving gunfire

Example Sentences

"Up to 12 gunmen attacked the team's convoy near the Gaddafi Stadium with rockets, hand grenades and automatic weapons, triggering a 25-minute gunbattle with security forces, said Lahore police chief chief Habib-ur Rehman."

Etymology

From gun + battle.

Inflected Forms

gunbattles (plural)

Questions

What does gunbattle mean?: A gunfight; a battle involving gunfire
Where does gunbattle come from?: From gun + battle.

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