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r2-d2

Word Rarity Rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 3.15 in modern English

Syllables
r2-d2
IPA
3
Scrabble Score
2
Letters
2
Syllables
2
Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

The Phalanx CIWS, an automated gun-based close-in weapon system to defend military watercraft against incoming threats such as aircraft, missiles, and small boats.

Slang

Etymology

From the name of a similar-looking robot character in the film Star Wars.

Usage

Inflected Forms

R2-D2s (plural)

Questions

What does r2-d2 mean?
The Phalanx CIWS, an automated gun-based close-in weapon system to defend military watercraft against incoming threats such as aircraft, missiles, and small boats.
Where does r2-d2 come from?
From the name of a similar-looking robot character in the film Star Wars.

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