Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

overtrack

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables: over-track
IPA

18

Scrabble Score

9

Letters

2

Syllables

8

Unique Chars

Meaning

adj

Over and above a railway track.

Example Sentences

"Relics of the old GWR broad gauge are rare on the national network. This overtrack canopy was one such, so the decision by the C&WR to retrieve it after electrification necessitated its demolition was a brave one, because its condition by then was parlous."

Etymology

From over- + track.

Synonyms

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Questions

What does overtrack mean?: Over and above a railway track.
Where does overtrack come from?: From over- + track.

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