Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

cauldron battle

Word Rarity Rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 3.05 in modern English

Syllables: caul-dron -bat-tle
IPA

19

Scrabble Score

14

Letters

4

Syllables

11

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

battle of encirclement

Etymology

Calque of German Kesselschlacht. Compare kettle (“to contain demonstrators in a confined area; group of protesters or rioters confined in a limited area”).

Inflected Forms

cauldron battles (plural)

Questions

What does cauldron battle mean?: battle of encirclement
Where does cauldron battle come from?: Calque of German Kesselschlacht. Compare kettle (“to contain demonstrators in a confined area; group of protesters or rioters confined in a limited area”).

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