Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

trenchardian

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables
tren-chardian
IPA
18
Scrabble Score
12
Letters
2
Syllables
9
Unique Chars

Meaning

adj

Relating to or influenced by the British air marshal Hugh Trenchard (1873–1956) and his doctrine of the military supremacy of strategic bombing.

Etymology

From Trenchard + -ian.

Word Breakdown

Inflected Forms

more Trenchardian (comparative) most Trenchardian (superlative)

Questions

What does trenchardian mean?
Relating to or influenced by the British air marshal Hugh Trenchard (1873–1956) and his doctrine of the military supremacy of strategic bombing.
Where does trenchardian come from?
From Trenchard + -ian.

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