Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

shots across the bow

Word Rarity Uncommon

Frequency: Zipf frequency 4.10 in modern English

Syllables
shot-s across the bow
IPA
30
Scrabble Score
17
Letters
2
Syllables
10
Unique Chars

Meaning

Questions

What does shots across the bow mean?
plural of shot across the bow

How to pronounce shots across the bow

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