Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

railway gun

Word Rarity Uncommon

Frequency: Zipf frequency 4.34 in modern English

Syllables: rail-way -gun
IPA

17

Scrabble Score

10

Letters

3

Syllables

9

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

A massive and heavy mobile artillery gun, built, transported by, and fired from a specially designed rail car.

noun

An ironclad railway wagon with turrets mounted on it, as part of an armoured train.

Inflected Forms

railway guns (plural)

Phrases

railway artillery

Frequently Paired Words

railway artillery

Synonyms

railroad gun rail gun

Questions

What does railway gun mean?: A massive and heavy mobile artillery gun, built, transported by, and fired from a specially designed rail car.

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