Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

bow chaser

Word Rarity Rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 3.10 in modern English

Syllables: bow chas-er
IPA

19

Scrabble Score

9

Letters

2

Syllables

9

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

One of a pair of long guns mounted forward in the bow of a sailing warship to fire directly ahead; used when chasing an enemy to shoot away her sails and rigging

Inflected Forms

bow chasers (plural)

Phrases

stern chaser

Frequently Paired Words

stern chaser

Synonyms

chase gun

Questions

What does bow chaser mean?: One of a pair of long guns mounted forward in the bow of a sailing warship to fire directly ahead; used when chasing an enemy to shoot away her sails and rigging

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