Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

unsweepable

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables: unsweep-able
IPA

18

Scrabble Score

11

Letters

2

Syllables

9

Unique Chars

Meaning

adj

Of a mine: incapable of being located by minesweeping.

Example Sentences

"We have begun each of our last two wars with the enemy laying unsweepable mines. I shall not dwell on the unsweepable mine of 1914."

Etymology

From un- + sweepable.

Word Breakdown

Prefix: un

Questions

What does unsweepable mean?: Of a mine: incapable of being located by minesweeping.
Where does unsweepable come from?: From un- + sweepable.

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