Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

semi-circular bastion

Word Rarity Rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 3.20 in modern English

Syllables: semi--cir-cu-lar bas-tion
IPA

27

Scrabble Score

19

Letters

6

Syllables

13

Unique Chars

Meaning

n

a type of bastion used in the 16th century; fell out of favor because of the difficulty of concentrating the fire of guns distributed around a curve.

Synonyms

half-moon bastion

Questions

What does semi-circular bastion mean?: a type of bastion used in the 16th century; fell out of favor because of the difficulty of concentrating the fire of guns distributed around a curve.

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