Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

foxer

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables: fox-er
IPA

15

Scrabble Score

5

Letters

2

Syllables

5

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

An acoustic decoy used to confuse acoustic homing torpedoes by mechanically generating a loud noise while being towed some distance behind a ship.

Etymology

Originally the code name for a British-built version of the device.

Inflected Forms

foxers (plural)

Questions

What does foxer mean?: An acoustic decoy used to confuse acoustic homing torpedoes by mechanically generating a loud noise while being towed some distance behind a ship.
Where does foxer come from?: Originally the code name for a British-built version of the device.

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