pattern-bomb

1. 1.

   bomb in certain patterns

   Broaderbombard

Questions about pattern-bomb

What does pattern-bomb mean?

pattern-bomb means "bomb in certain patterns".

How many syllables are in pattern-bomb?

pattern-bomb has 3 syllables and divides as pat-tern--bomb 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 pattern-bomb a common word?

pattern-bomb is banded "Rare" — specialist or archaic — most readers will not have met it. The band comes from how often the word appears in a large corpus of everyday English, not from an editor's impression.