Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

jungle carbine

Word Rarity Rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 2.81 in modern English

Syllables: jun-gle -car-bine
IPA

25

Scrabble Score

13

Letters

4

Syllables

11

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

The British-made Number 5 SMLE rifle, with a shortened barrel suitable for jungle warfare.

Informal

Etymology

So called due to its primary service in the jungles of Malaya after World War II.

Usage

Informal

Inflected Forms

Jungle Carbines (plural)

Questions

What does jungle carbine mean?: The British-made Number 5 SMLE rifle, with a shortened barrel suitable for jungle warfare.
Where does jungle carbine come from?: So called due to its primary service in the jungles of Malaya after World War II.

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