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dambuster

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 1.15 in modern English

Syllables
dam-buster
IPA
14
Scrabble Score
9
Letters
2
Syllables
9
Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

An aircraft used to destroy dams by dropping bombs on them.

Colloquial

noun

The pilot of this kind of aircraft.

Colloquial

noun

The type of bomb dropped by this kind of aircraft.

Colloquial

noun

An aircraft or pilot involved in Operation Chastise in 1943.

Example Sentences

Etymology

From dam + buster.

Usage

Inflected Forms

dambusters (plural)

Phrases

bunker buster

Frequently Paired Words

blockbuster bunker buster dambusting

Questions

What does dambuster mean?
An aircraft used to destroy dams by dropping bombs on them.
Where does dambuster come from?
From dam + buster.

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