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descendeur

/deɪsɒnˈdɜː(ɹ)/

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables
de-scen-deur
IPA
/deɪsɒnˈdɜː(ɹ)/
14
Scrabble Score
10
Letters
3
Syllables
7
Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

A piece of metal around which a rope is passed in order to slow descent when abseiling

Etymology

From French.

Inflected Forms

descendeurs (plural)

Questions

How do you pronounce descendeur?
The recorded pronunciation is /deɪsɒnˈdɜː(ɹ)/.
What does descendeur mean?
A piece of metal around which a rope is passed in order to slow descent when abseiling
Where does descendeur come from?
From French.

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