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air-raid warden

Word Rarity Rare

Frequency: 3.52 in modern English

Syllables
air-raid war-den
IPA
18
Scrabble Score
13
Letters
3
Syllables
7
Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

A person whose responsibility was to defend a particular building during an air raid, ensure the blackout was complete, and assist civilians to an air-raid shelter.

noun

A person whose responsibility was to defend a particular building during an air raid, ensure the blackout was complete, and assist civilians to an air-raid shelter.

British usage

Usage

Inflected Forms

air-raid wardens (plural) air raid warden (alternative)

Derived Forms

ARW

Frequently Paired Words

firewatcher

Synonyms

ARW

Questions

What does air-raid warden mean?
A person whose responsibility was to defend a particular building during an air raid, ensure the blackout was complete, and assist civilians to an air-raid shelter.

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