Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

pepper ball

Word Rarity Uncommon

Frequency: Zipf frequency 4.09 in modern English

Syllables: pep-per ball
IPA

18

Scrabble Score

10

Letters

2

Syllables

6

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

A projectile filled with irritating powder similar to pepper spray.

Example Sentences

"An officer shot pepper balls at the crowd."
"Officials have insisted that tear gas was not deployed but rather pepper balls and smoke canisters."

Inflected Forms

pepper balls (plural)

Questions

What does pepper ball mean?: A projectile filled with irritating powder similar to pepper spray.

How to pronounce pepper ball

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