Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

bomb crater

Word Rarity Rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 3.51 in modern English

Syllables: bom-b crater
IPA

18

Scrabble Score

10

Letters

2

Syllables

8

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

A hole in the ground created by the explosion of a large bomb, usually one dropped by a bomber (aircraft).

Example Sentences

"Scene near Ingatestone, L.N.E.R., shortly after the locomotive of a London-Harwich train had fallen into a bomb crater."

Inflected Forms

bomb craters (plural)

Phrases

explosion crater subsidence crater

Frequently Paired Words

explosion crater subsidence crater

Questions

What does bomb crater mean?: A hole in the ground created by the explosion of a large bomb, usually one dropped by a bomber (aircraft).

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