Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

guerite

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables: guerite
IPA

8

Scrabble Score

7

Letters

1

Syllables

6

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

A projecting turret for a sentry, as at the salient angles of works, or the acute angles of bastions.

Etymology

From French guérite. Doublet of garret.

Origin

Source language: French

Word Breakdown

Root: guérite

Inflected Forms

guerites (plural)

Questions

What does guerite mean?: A projecting turret for a sentry, as at the salient angles of works, or the acute angles of bastions.
Where does guerite come from?: It is traced to French.

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