Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

long-welded

Word Rarity Rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 3.26 in modern English

Syllables: long-weld-ed
IPA

16

Scrabble Score

10

Letters

3

Syllables

7

Unique Chars

Meaning

adj

Of rails for railway track, welded into longer lengths, usually before they are laid, to help eliminate jointed track.

Example Sentences

"Rail joints affect it but do not in themselves cause bad riding, which may indeed be aggravated on long-welded track."
"About 20 per cent of the Federal Railways' main-line track has been laid with long-welded rail by the beginning of this year; further progress is hindered by the many curves."

Frequently Paired Words

CWR

Questions

What does long-welded mean?: Of rails for railway track, welded into longer lengths, usually before they are laid, to help eliminate jointed track.

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