Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

dewirement

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables: dewire-ment
IPA

16

Scrabble Score

10

Letters

2

Syllables

8

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

An instance of an electric train, tram or trolleybus becoming dewired.

Example Sentences

"A de-wirement on the Colchester Town branch near East Gate Junction on November 8, involving Greater Anglia 321348/363 and 321426 working the 0619 Colchester Town-London Liverpool Street, resulted in their rescue by a local Direct Rail Services rail treatment train."

Etymology

From dewire + -ment.

Inflected Forms

dewirements (plural)

Questions

What does dewirement mean?: An instance of an electric train, tram or trolleybus becoming dewired.
Where does dewirement come from?: From dewire + -ment.

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