Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

belt and braces

Word Rarity Rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 3.44 in modern English

Syllables: belt and braces
IPA

20

Scrabble Score

13

Letters

1

Syllables

10

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

Redundancy affording mutual backup in the event of one system failing.

Example Sentences

"He believes in belt and braces, booking flights from two different airports on different airlines for important trips."

Inflected Forms

belts and braces (plural)

Synonyms

belt and suspenders

Questions

What does belt and braces mean?: Redundancy affording mutual backup in the event of one system failing.

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