Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

minie ball

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 1.68 in modern English

Syllables: minie ball
IPA

13

Scrabble Score

9

Letters

1

Syllables

7

Unique Chars

Meaning

A conical rifle bullet, with a cavity in its base plugged with a piece of iron, which, by the explosion of the charge, is driven farther in, expanding the sides to fit closely the grooves of the barrel.

Questions

What does minie ball mean?: A conical rifle bullet, with a cavity in its base plugged with a piece of iron, which, by the explosion of the charge, is driven farther in, expanding the sides to fit closely the grooves of the barrel.

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