Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

gun barrel

Word Rarity Uncommon

Frequency: Zipf frequency 4.10 in modern English

Syllables: gun bar-rel
IPA

12

Scrabble Score

9

Letters

2

Syllables

8

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

The barrel of a gun.

noun

Clipping of gun barrel tank.

Example Sentences

"The gun barrel, whether forged, rolled, or drawn, is known technically as a tube."
"The current condemnation criteria for cracking in gun barrels is stated in the applicable technical manual regarding serviceability of Naval gun barrels as being the existence of any crack equal or greater than 3 inches for monobloc barrels."
"As a result MAVAG machine tools normally engaged in manufacturing 40mm gun barrels were employed to bore out and rifle 40mm 51-calibre anti-tank gun barrels to be mounted on copies of the German carriage."

Etymology

From gun + barrel.

Inflected Forms

gun barrels (plural)

Synonyms

barrel

Questions

What does gun barrel mean?: The barrel of a gun.
Where does gun barrel come from?: From gun + barrel.

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