Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

rail terminal

Word Rarity Uncommon

Frequency: Zipf frequency 4.06 in modern English

Syllables: rail ter-mi-nal
IPA

14

Scrabble Score

12

Letters

3

Syllables

8

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

A rail-served facility used for the transfer of freight or passengers to or from other modes of transportation.

Example Sentences

"This is a result of a switch from High Street to online retailing, requiring consumer goods to be delivered to the door from large-scale distribution parks that have sufficient traffic to justify a rail terminal."

Inflected Forms

rail terminals (plural)

Questions

What does rail terminal mean?: A rail-served facility used for the transfer of freight or passengers to or from other modes of transportation.

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