Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

letter of last resort

Word Rarity Uncommon

Frequency: Zipf frequency 4.26 in modern English

Syllables: let-ter of last re-sort
IPA

21

Scrabble Score

18

Letters

3

Syllables

8

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

A handwritten letter from the British Prime Minister to the commanding officers of nuclear submarines, specifying the action to be taken if an enemy nuclear strike destroys the British government.

Inflected Forms

letters of last resort (plural)

Questions

What does letter of last resort mean?: A handwritten letter from the British Prime Minister to the commanding officers of nuclear submarines, specifying the action to be taken if an enemy nuclear strike destroys the British government.

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