Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

fire bay

Word Rarity Uncommon

Frequency: Zipf frequency 4.63 in modern English

Syllables: fire bay
IPA

15

Scrabble Score

7

Letters

1

Syllables

7

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

A trench, or section of a trench, with a concealed parapet from which soldiers can fire on the enemy.

Example Sentences

"Presently Corporal Hamley motioned him forward into the next fire-bay."
"In the third fire bay he found Sawdon and Towers crouched down over a small fire made out of shredded sandbags and candle ends, coaxing the flames."

Inflected Forms

fire bays (plural)

Questions

What does fire bay mean?: A trench, or section of a trench, with a concealed parapet from which soldiers can fire on the enemy.

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