Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

disappearing carriage

Word Rarity Rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 3.41 in modern English

Syllables: dis-ap-pear-ing -car-riage
IPA

29

Scrabble Score

20

Letters

6

Syllables

10

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

A carriage for heavy coast guns on which the gun is raised above the parapet for firing and upon discharge is lowered behind the parapet for protection.

Etymology

Because from the viewpoint of the enemy's counterbattery direct fire, the gun and its carriage disappeared after firing.

Inflected Forms

disappearing carriages (plural)

Frequently Paired Words

nondisappearing

Questions

What does disappearing carriage mean?: A carriage for heavy coast guns on which the gun is raised above the parapet for firing and upon discharge is lowered behind the parapet for protection.
Where does disappearing carriage come from?: Because from the viewpoint of the enemy's counterbattery direct fire, the gun and its carriage disappeared after firing.

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