Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

driving van trailer

Word Rarity Uncommon

Frequency: Zipf frequency 4.11 in modern English

Syllables: driv-ing -van -trail-er
IPA

25

Scrabble Score

17

Letters

5

Syllables

10

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

a purpose-built railway vehicle that allows the driver to operate a locomotive at the opposite end of a train.

Example Sentences

"Grand Union proposes to use Class 91s hauling up to nine coaches and a driving van trailer to operate the service."

Inflected Forms

driving van trailers (plural) DVT (abbreviation)

Phrases

driving luggage van

Frequently Paired Words

driving luggage van

Synonyms

control car driving trailer

Questions

What does driving van trailer mean?: a purpose-built railway vehicle that allows the driver to operate a locomotive at the opposite end of a train.

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