Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

rodman gun

Word Rarity Rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 2.92 in modern English

Syllables: rod-man -gun
IPA

13

Scrabble Score

9

Letters

3

Syllables

8

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

Any of a series of heavy columbiads with a curved bottle shape, designed to fire both shot and shell, and used in the era of the American Civil War.

Etymology

Designed by Union artilleryman Thomas Jackson Rodman (1815–1871).

Inflected Forms

Rodman guns (plural)

Questions

What does rodman gun mean?: Any of a series of heavy columbiads with a curved bottle shape, designed to fire both shot and shell, and used in the era of the American Civil War.
Where does rodman gun come from?: Designed by Union artilleryman Thomas Jackson Rodman (1815–1871).

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