Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

marine metal

Word Rarity Uncommon

Frequency: Zipf frequency 4.35 in modern English

Syllables: marine met-al
IPA

15

Scrabble Score

11

Letters

2

Syllables

8

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

An alloy of lead, antimony, and mercury, made for sheathing ships.

Uncountable

Example Sentences

"Denithorne, Sherson and Smith's patent for a new-invented white composition, called marine metal, particularly useful for sheathing of ships and other valuable purposes"

Usage

Uncountable

Questions

What does marine metal mean?: An alloy of lead, antimony, and mercury, made for sheathing ships.

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