Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

firing point

Word Rarity Uncommon

Frequency: Zipf frequency 4.25 in modern English

Syllables: fir-ing -point
IPA

17

Scrabble Score

11

Letters

3

Syllables

8

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

A prepared fighting position from which infantry can defend territory with minimal exposure to return fire.

noun

The temperature at which a flammable oil will catch fire spontaneously.

Inflected Forms

firing points (plural)

Questions

What does firing point mean?: A prepared fighting position from which infantry can defend territory with minimal exposure to return fire.

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