Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

hypersonic glide vehicle

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 2.46 in modern English

Syllables: hy-per-son-ic glide ve-hi-cle
IPA

42

Scrabble Score

22

Letters

6

Syllables

14

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

An unpowered vehicle that is launched to high altitudes by a rocket booster.

Inflected Forms

hypersonic glide vehicles (plural)

Frequently Paired Words

hypersonic bomb hypersonic missile

Questions

What does hypersonic glide vehicle mean?: An unpowered vehicle that is launched to high altitudes by a rocket booster.

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