Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

back bearing

Word Rarity Uncommon

Frequency: Zipf frequency 4.21 in modern English

Syllables: back- bear-ing
IPA

22

Scrabble Score

11

Letters

3

Syllables

9

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

A bearing taken pointing to the exact opposite direction to the direction heading

Inflected Forms

back bearings (plural)

Questions

What does back bearing mean?: A bearing taken pointing to the exact opposite direction to the direction heading

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