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Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

tower defense

Word Rarity Uncommon

Frequency: Zipf frequency 4.36 in modern English

Syllables
tow-er de-fense
IPA
19
Scrabble Score
12
Letters
3
Syllables
9
Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

A style of real-time strategy video game in which the player attempts to stop enemies from crossing a map by building traps to slow them down and towers or turrets which shoot at them as they pass within range.

Uncountable

Usage

Inflected Forms

TD (alternative, initialism)

Frequently Paired Words

AOD

Questions

What does tower defense mean?
A style of real-time strategy video game in which the player attempts to stop enemies from crossing a map by building traps to slow them down and towers or turrets which shoot at them as they pass within range.

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