Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

heliborne

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables: he-li-borne
IPA

14

Scrabble Score

9

Letters

3

Syllables

8

Unique Chars

Meaning

adj

Transported by helicopter.

Example Sentences

"The Israelis manned their fighting positions, certain they would be facing, at most, a few dozen heliborne commandos."

Etymology

From heli- + borne.

Word Breakdown

Prefix: heli

Inflected Forms

heli-borne (alternative)

Questions

What does heliborne mean?: Transported by helicopter.
Where does heliborne come from?: From heli- + borne.

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