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distress gun

dis·tress gun
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Transcription

    • US Pronunciation
    • US IPA
    • [dih-stres guhn]
    • /dɪˈstrɛs gʌn/
    • US Pronunciation
    • US IPA
    • [dih-stres guhn]
    • /dɪˈstrɛs gʌn/

Definition of distress gun words

  • noun distress gun a gun fired at one-minute intervals as a signal of distress. 1

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Origin of distress gun

First appearance:

before 1815
One of the 39% newest English words
First recorded in 1815-25

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Parts of speech for Distress gun

noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation

distress gun popularity

This term is known only to a narrow circle of people with rare knowledge. Only 29% of English native speakers know the meaning of this word.
According to our data most of word are more popular. This word is almost not used. It has a much more popular synonym.

distress gun usage trend in Literature

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