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k-rail

Word Rarity Uncommon

Frequency: Zipf frequency 4.29 in modern English

Syllables
k-rail
IPA
9
Scrabble Score
5
Letters
2
Syllables
5
Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

A concrete barrier used to separate lanes of traffic.

Etymology

This term is stipulated in a specification of the California Department of Transportation, who first started using concrete median barriers in the mid-1940s. The reason for the letter K is uncertain.

Inflected Forms

K-rails (plural)

Synonyms

Jersey barrier parabolic concrete barrier

Questions

What does k-rail mean?
A concrete barrier used to separate lanes of traffic.
Where does k-rail come from?
This term is stipulated in a specification of the California Department of Transportation, who first started using concrete median barriers in the mid-1940s. The reason for the letter K is uncertain.

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