last-ditch

1. 1.

   of something done as a final recourse (especially to prevent a crisis or disaster)

   “a last-ditch attempt”

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Questions about last-ditch

What does last-ditch mean?

last-ditch means "of something done as a final recourse (especially to prevent a crisis or disaster)".

How many syllables are in last-ditch?

last-ditch has 2 syllables and divides as last--ditch under the regular spelling rules. It is not in the CMU Pronouncing Dictionary, so that comes from how the word is written rather than from a recorded pronunciation, and no stress or phonetic transcription is claimed for it.

Is last-ditch a common word?

last-ditch 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.