Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

ground frame

Word Rarity Uncommon

Frequency: Zipf frequency 4.48 in modern English

Syllables: ground frame
IPA

18

Scrabble Score

11

Letters

1

Syllables

10

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

A lever frame controlling the operation of points and/or signals which is installed at ground level.

Example Sentences

"Before long, this box will be installed nearer Grosmont (NYM) level crossing to permit control of the crossing gates (presently hand-worked) and to replace the eight-lever ground frame which currently operates the pointwork."
"At the western [actually eastern] end of the line, operation of the ground frames at Grosmont and Whitby for NYMR [North Yorkshire Moors Railway] services is time-consuming: if we could speed that up, we'd improve track occupancy. Motorising points is quite easy to do."

Inflected Forms

ground frames (plural) groundframe (alternative)

Questions

What does ground frame mean?: A lever frame controlling the operation of points and/or signals which is installed at ground level.

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