Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

baedeker raid

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 1.87 in modern English

Syllables: baedek-er raid
IPA

20

Scrabble Score

12

Letters

2

Syllables

7

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

Any of a series of raids by the Luftwaffe on historic English cities during the Second World War.

Example Sentences

"There were two phases in the Baedeker raids. During the first phase, the Luftwaffe bombed Exeter, Bath, Norwich and York. Canterbury was the target in the second."

Etymology

From the series of German travel guides.

Inflected Forms

Baedeker raids (plural)

Questions

What does baedeker raid mean?: Any of a series of raids by the Luftwaffe on historic English cities during the Second World War.
Where does baedeker raid come from?: From the series of German travel guides.

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