Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

paixhans gun

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables: paix-han-s -gun
IPA

24

Scrabble Score

11

Letters

4

Syllables

9

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

An early naval gun for firing explosive shells.

Etymology

Named after the inventor, Henri-Joseph Paixhans (1783–1854).

Inflected Forms

Paixhans guns (plural)

Synonyms

canon-obusier

Questions

What does paixhans gun mean?: An early naval gun for firing explosive shells.
Where does paixhans gun come from?: Named after the inventor, Henri-Joseph Paixhans (1783–1854).

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