Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

plain line

Word Rarity Uncommon

Frequency: Zipf frequency 4.39 in modern English

Syllables: plain -line
IPA

11

Scrabble Score

9

Letters

2

Syllables

6

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

a stretch of railway track that does not have any junctions, crossovers or points on it.

verb

to remove points and crossovers from a stretch of track.

Inflected Forms

plain lines (plural) plain lines (present, singular) plain lining (participle, present) plain lined (participle, past) plain lined (past)

Antonyms

pointwork

Questions

What does plain line mean?: a stretch of railway track that does not have any junctions, crossovers or points on it.

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