Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

guardline

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables: guard-line
IPA

11

Scrabble Score

9

Letters

2

Syllables

9

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

A defensive line of human guards, barriers, etc.

Example Sentences

"The Japanese countered by augmenting the number of guards and extending the guardline to protect the camphor and timber workers. By 1900 a guardline enclosing Atayal territory was completed."

Etymology

From guard + line.

Inflected Forms

guardlines (plural)

Questions

What does guardline mean?: A defensive line of human guards, barriers, etc.
Where does guardline come from?: From guard + line.

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