Speakur

Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

railgun

/ˈɹeɪl.ɡʌn/

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 2.12 in modern English

Syllables
rail-gun
IPA
/ˈɹeɪl.ɡʌn/
8
Scrabble Score
7
Letters
2
Syllables
7
Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

An electromagnetic gun that uses a large electrical current to propel a projectile down a track of two parallel conductive rails.

noun

A railway gun.

noun

A benchrest rifle.

Etymology

From rail + gun. * (railway gun): From being a gun mounted on a rail car, and being railroad-mobile. * (EM gun): From being a projectile ejecting device with a pair of electric conducting rails that a launch sled runs along, which shoots the projectile.

Inflected Forms

railguns (plural) rail gun (alternative)

Phrases

electric gun

Frequently Paired Words

coilgun electric gun

Questions

How do you pronounce railgun?
The recorded pronunciation is /ˈɹeɪl.ɡʌn/.
What does railgun mean?
An electromagnetic gun that uses a large electrical current to propel a projectile down a track of two parallel conductive rails.
Where does railgun come from?
From rail + gun. * (railway gun): From being a gun mounted on a rail car, and being railroad-mobile. * (EM gun): From being a projectile ejecting device with a pair of electric conducting rails that a launch sled runs along, which shoots the projectile.

How to pronounce railgun

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