Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

contraband of war

Word Rarity Rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 3.12 in modern English

Syllables: con-tra-band of war
IPA

26

Scrabble Score

15

Letters

3

Syllables

10

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

Certain materials, useful to the military, that are not to be supplied by neutral powers to belligerents.

Uncountable

Usage

Uncountable

Questions

What does contraband of war mean?: Certain materials, useful to the military, that are not to be supplied by neutral powers to belligerents.

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