Speakur

Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

benchrest

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 1.06 in modern English

Syllables
benchrest
IPA
16
Scrabble Score
9
Letters
1
Syllables
8
Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

A shooting sport in which very accurate and precise rifles are shot at paper targets.

noun

The infrastructure for benchrest.

Example Sentences

Etymology

From bench + rest, since the gun is mounted on a rest placed on a table or bench.

Inflected Forms

benchrests (plural)

Derived Forms

benchrester

Phrases

benchrest rifle

Questions

What does benchrest mean?
A shooting sport in which very accurate and precise rifles are shot at paper targets.
Where does benchrest come from?
From bench + rest, since the gun is mounted on a rest placed on a table or bench.

How to pronounce benchrest

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