Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

platform loop

Word Rarity Uncommon

Frequency: Zipf frequency 4.14 in modern English

Syllables: plat-for-m loop
IPA

21

Scrabble Score

12

Letters

3

Syllables

8

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

A short stretch of railway line at a railway station which leaves a through line to serve a platform, before rejoining the through line beyond the station.

Example Sentences

"Sevenoaks, Tonbridge, Paddock Wood, Headcorn and Ashford stations have platform loops and there is a short four-track section between Cheriton and Folkestone Central."

Inflected Forms

platform loops (plural)

Questions

What does platform loop mean?: A short stretch of railway line at a railway station which leaves a through line to serve a platform, before rejoining the through line beyond the station.

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