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barrelmancy

barrelmancy noun: the strategic use of containers of explosives in combat.

Noun

barrelmancy (uncountable)

  1. The strategic use of containers of explosives in combat.
    • Barrelmancy is something that takes a little while to start.2021 January 8, Aden Carter, “Divinity 2: Every Step To Create An All-Powerful Barrelmancer”, in GameRant
    • Barrelmancy was such a hit with the Divinity community that there are actual mods dedicated to it, but it has many detractors, and barrelmancy in Baldur's Gate 3 1.0 is sadly not as potent as it was in the giddy days of early-early access.2023 August 10, Edwin Evans-Thirlwell, “The secret best Baldur's Gate 3 class is, of course, Barrelmancer”, in Rock Paper Shotgun

Origin of barrelmancy

From barrel + -mancy.

Questions about barrelmancy

What does barrelmancy mean?
Barrelmancy means the strategic use of containers of explosives in combat.
What part of speech is barrelmancy?
Barrelmancy is a noun.

Words near barrelmancy in the dictionary

  1. barrelmakers
  2. barrelmaking
  3. barrelman
  4. barrelmancer
  5. barrelmancers
  6. barrelmancy
  7. barreloid
  8. barreloids
  9. barrels
  10. barrels of land
  11. barrels of laughs

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