Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

shots across the bows

Word Rarity Rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 3.46 in modern English

Syllables
shot-s across the bows
IPA
31
Scrabble Score
18
Letters
2
Syllables
10
Unique Chars

Meaning

Questions

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

How to pronounce shots across the bows

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