minelayer

mine·lay·er

M m

Transcription

- US Pronunciation
- US IPA
- [mahyn-ley-er]
- /ˈmaɪnˌleɪ ər/

- US Pronunciation
- US IPA
- [mahyn-ley-er]
- /ˈmaɪnˌleɪ ər/

Definitions of minelayer word

noun minelayer a naval ship equipped for placing mines in the water. 1
noun minelayer A warship, aircraft, or land vehicle from which explosive mines are laid. 1
noun minelayer a warship or aircraft designed for the carrying and laying of mines 0
noun minelayer a naval vessel specially designed and equipped to lay explosive mines in the water 0

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Origin of minelayer

First appearance:

before 1905

One of the 15% newest English words

First recorded in 1905-10; mine2 + lay1 + -er1

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Parts of speech for Minelayer

noun

adjective

verb

adverb

pronoun

preposition

conjunction

determiner

exclamation

Full grammatical hierarchy of Minelayer

minelayer popularity

A pretty common term. Usually people know it’s meaning, but prefer to use a more spread out synonym. About 65% of English native speakers know the meaning and use word.

According to our data most of word are more popular. This word is almost not used. It has a much more popular synonym.

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