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Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

bounding mine

Word Rarity Rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 2.73 in modern English

Syllables
bound-ing mine
IPA
18
Scrabble Score
12
Letters
2
Syllables
9
Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

A land mine which, when activated, uses a small propellant charge to toss the main body of the mine up to approximately waist height before exploding, in order to more efficiently injure its target.

Inflected Forms

bounding mines (plural)

Phrases

bouncing Betty

Frequently Paired Words

bouncing Betty

Questions

What does bounding mine mean?
A land mine which, when activated, uses a small propellant charge to toss the main body of the mine up to approximately waist height before exploding, in order to more efficiently injure its target.

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