Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

gunsmoke

/ɡˈʌnsmˌoʊk/

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 1.98 in modern English

Syllables: gun-smoke
IPA: /ɡˈʌnsmˌoʊk/

15

Scrabble Score

8

Letters

2

Syllables

8

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

Smoke produced by the firing of a gun.

Uncountable

Example Sentences

"You can almost smell the horses, the high chapparal ^([sic]), the gunsmoke."
"A cloud of gunsmoke, well over a mile distant, indicated the presence of a battery of the huge cannons. After the wind blew the cloud away, he could spot the actual guns themselves."

Etymology

From gun + smoke.

Usage

Uncountable

Questions

How do you pronounce gunsmoke?: The recorded pronunciation is /ɡˈʌnsmˌoʊk/.
What does gunsmoke mean?: Smoke produced by the firing of a gun.
Where does gunsmoke come from?: From gun + smoke.

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