Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

five-nine

Word Rarity Uncommon

Frequency: 4.77 in modern English

Syllables: five--nine
IPA

14

Scrabble Score

8

Letters

3

Syllables

5

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

A 5.9-inch artillery shell of the kind used by Germany in World War I.

Example Sentences

"All went lame; all blind; / Drunk with fatigue; deaf even to the hoots / Of tired, outstripped Five-Nines that dropped behind."

Inflected Forms

five-nines (plural)

Questions

What does five-nine mean?: A 5.9-inch artillery shell of the kind used by Germany in World War I.

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