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ciws

/siːwɪ.z/

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 1.62 in modern English

Syllables
ci-ws
IPA
/siːwɪ.z/
9
Scrabble Score
4
Letters
2
Syllables
4
Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

Acronym of close-in weapon system, such as Phalanx.

Inflected Forms

CIWSes (plural)

Questions

How do you pronounce ciws?
The recorded pronunciation is /siːwɪ.z/.
What does ciws mean?
Acronym of close-in weapon system, such as Phalanx.

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