Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

grad

/ˈɡɹɑd/

Word Rarity Rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 3.60 in modern English

Syllables: grad
IPA: /ˈɡɹɑd/

6

Scrabble Score

4

Letters

1

Syllables

4

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

Clipping of graduate.

noun

Clipping of graduation.

noun

Abbreviation of gradian.

noun

Alternative letter-case form of Grad.

noun

A type of Soviet artillery multiple rocket launcher, or a rocket fired by this.

Example Sentences

"It supplements the 220 mm BM-22 Uragan (‘Hurricane’) and 122 mm BM-21 Grad (‘Hail’) MRLs, already in service."
"The MRL systems Smerch, Uragan, and Grad are designed to destroy concentrations of personnel and various vehicles at distances up to 70 kilometers."
"The Russians fought back with Grad rocket-launcher salvos and mortar attacks (they also made some use of armor)."
"“[w]e saw Hamas come and put up rocket launchers and fire. We could tell they were Grads by the sound, which is louder and deeper than that of Qassams.”"

Etymology

From Russian Град (Grad, “codename for a type of multiple rocket launcher”), from Russian град (grad, “hail”).

Origin

Source language: Russian

Word Breakdown

Root: Град

Regional Pronunciation

American English: /ˈɡɹɑd/

Inflected Forms

grads (plural)

Phrases

fresh grad grad annexe grad school grad student

Frequently Paired Words

deg rad

Synonyms

BM-21 Katyusha alum graduate grade

Homonyms

grad

Rhymes With

had bad add dad glad sad ad mad brad pad chad lad

Questions

How do you pronounce grad?: The recorded pronunciation is /ˈɡɹɑd/.
What does grad mean?: Clipping of graduate.
Where does grad come from?: It is traced to Russian.

How to pronounce grad

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