Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

armstrong gun

Word Rarity Rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 3.86 in modern English

Syllables: arm-strong -gun
IPA

16

Scrabble Score

12

Letters

3

Syllables

9

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

An early type of wrought iron breechloading cannon where the breech is sealed by screwing the rear breech face tightly against the rear end of the barrel.

Etymology

Invented by Sir William Armstrong.

Inflected Forms

Armstrong guns (plural)

Questions

What does armstrong gun mean?: An early type of wrought iron breechloading cannon where the breech is sealed by screwing the rear breech face tightly against the rear end of the barrel.
Where does armstrong gun come from?: Invented by Sir William Armstrong.

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