bushnell

What does bushnell mean?

bushnell means "American inventor who in 1775 designed a man-propelled submarine that was ineffectual but subsequently earned him recognition as a submarine pioneer (1742-1824)".

How many syllables are in bushnell?

bushnell has 2 syllables: bush-nell. The stress falls on "bush". In IPA it is /ˈbʊʃnəl/.

What is another word for bushnell?

Close synonyms include David Bushnell, Father of the Submarine. Each sense on this page lists its own synonyms, because a word with several meanings rarely has one substitute that works for all of them.

Is bushnell a common word?

bushnell is banded "Uncommon" — turns up in careful writing rather than conversation. The band comes from how often the word appears in a large corpus of everyday English, not from an editor's impression.

Definitions, synonyms and semantic relations for bushnell come from Princeton University’s WordNet. The pronunciation comes from the CMU Pronouncing Dictionary. Commonness is measured against a corpus of everyday English. Full sources and licences.