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thunderdome

/ˈθʌndɚˌdəʊm/

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 2.30 in modern English

Syllables
thun-der-dome
IPA
/ˈθʌndɚˌdəʊm/
18
Scrabble Score
11
Letters
3
Syllables
9
Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

A domed arena for steel-cage jousting in the Australian post-apocalyptic film Mad Max Beyond Thunderdome (1985), now used to describe an enclosed arena where fighting events take place and have no rules.

Etymology

From thunder + dome.

Inflected Forms

Thunderdomes (plural)

Questions

How do you pronounce thunderdome?
The recorded pronunciation is /ˈθʌndɚˌdəʊm/.
What does thunderdome mean?
A domed arena for steel-cage jousting in the Australian post-apocalyptic film Mad Max Beyond Thunderdome (1985), now used to describe an enclosed arena where fighting events take place and have no rules.
Where does thunderdome come from?
From thunder + dome.

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