Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

diamond junction

Word Rarity Rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 3.82 in modern English

Syllables: di-a-mond junc-tion
IPA

28

Scrabble Score

15

Letters

4

Syllables

10

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

An at-grade junction between two crossing railroad tracks.

Etymology

From the diamond shape that is formed by the four rails at the intersection.

Inflected Forms

diamond junctions (plural)

Synonyms

flat crossing flat junction diamond crossing level junction

Questions

What does diamond junction mean?: An at-grade junction between two crossing railroad tracks.
Where does diamond junction come from?: From the diamond shape that is formed by the four rails at the intersection.

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