Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

loose-coupled

Word Rarity Rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 3.85 in modern English

Syllables: loose--cou-pled
IPA

17

Scrabble Score

12

Letters

4

Syllables

8

Unique Chars

Meaning

adj

Of older railway wagons, having a chain coupling between them, without the buffers on each wagon touching those of the next wagon when the train was in motion.

British usage

Example Sentences

"It consists exclusively of loose-coupled open mineral wagons and a guard's brake van; owing to the isolation of the branch the last-named is equipped with a first aid box and a jack, to enable any emergency to be dealt with rapidly."
"The line here rises in the up direction, for the most part on a 1 in 132 gradient, and three spring-operated catch points—Basildon West, Basildon and Vange—are provided at intervals on the up line between the two stations, to derail any runaway wagons of a loose-coupled freight train."

Usage

British usage

Questions

What does loose-coupled mean?: Of older railway wagons, having a chain coupling between them, without the buffers on each wagon touching those of the next wagon when the train was in motion.

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