Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

iron lung

Word Rarity Uncommon

Frequency: 4.01 in modern English

Syllables: iron lung
IPA

9

Scrabble Score

8

Letters

1

Syllables

7

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

A pneumonic device for assisted breathing.

noun

A bung; a bribe.

Slang

Example Sentences

"To a polio victim who can no longer breathe for himself nothing is more disheartening than the thought of spending every hour of his life flat on his back in an iron lung."
"Most criminal cases, when I was practising, were paid for by SLAB, which kept a vice-like grip on the purse strings, paying a pittance no self-respecting plumber would get out of bed for, so an iron lung (bung) was the order of the day when dealing with the professionals of the underworld."

Usage

Slang

Inflected Forms

iron lungs (plural)

Synonyms

negative pressure ventilator

Questions

What does iron lung mean?: A pneumonic device for assisted breathing.

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