Speakur

Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

long nine

Word Rarity Uncommon

Frequency: Zipf frequency 4.82 in modern English

Syllables
long -nine
IPA
9
Scrabble Score
8
Letters
2
Syllables
6
Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

A naval long gun capable of firing nine-pound shot.

Inflected Forms

long nines (plural)

Questions

What does long nine mean?
A naval long gun capable of firing nine-pound shot.

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