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gunpowder plot

Word Rarity Rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 3.24 in modern English

Syllables
gun-pow-der -plot
IPA
22
Scrabble Score
13
Letters
4
Syllables
11
Unique Chars

Meaning

name

A failed conspiracy, in November 1605, to kill the Protestant king James I of England and VI of Scotland, and to blow up the House of Lords using gunpowder, annually commemorated on Guy Fawkes Day.

British usage

Usage

Inflected Forms

the Gunpowder Plot (canonical)

Synonyms

Gunpowder Treason

Questions

What does gunpowder plot mean?
A failed conspiracy, in November 1605, to kill the Protestant king James I of England and VI of Scotland, and to blow up the House of Lords using gunpowder, annually commemorated on Guy Fawkes Day.

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