Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

fire tower

Word Rarity Uncommon

Frequency: Zipf frequency 4.44 in modern English

Syllables: fire -tow-er
IPA

15

Scrabble Score

9

Letters

3

Syllables

7

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

A watchtower for the purpose of looking for fires in a forest.

noun

A stairway in a high building, protected by thick concrete and entered through a kind of airlock that prevents smoke from entering.

Inflected Forms

fire towers (plural)

Questions

What does fire tower mean?: A watchtower for the purpose of looking for fires in a forest.

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