Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

human wave

Word Rarity Uncommon

Frequency: Zipf frequency 4.55 in modern English

Syllables: hu-man wave
IPA

20

Scrabble Score

9

Letters

2

Syllables

8

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

A frontal assault by unprotected densely concentrated infantry against the enemy line.

Informal

Example Sentences

"human wave tactics"
"human wave assault"
"The generals relied on costly human waves to make tiny conquests that they could sell to politicians and the population."

Usage

Informal

Inflected Forms

human waves (plural)

Questions

What does human wave mean?: A frontal assault by unprotected densely concentrated infantry against the enemy line.

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