Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

rail yard

Word Rarity Uncommon

Frequency: Zipf frequency 4.18 in modern English

Syllables: rail -yard
IPA

12

Scrabble Score

8

Letters

2

Syllables

6

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

A complex of branching railway lines and other infrastructure in which locomotives and rolling stock are stored and rearranged.

Etymology

From rail + yard.

Inflected Forms

rail yards (plural) railyard (alternative)

Frequently Paired Words

tramyard

Questions

What does rail yard mean?: A complex of branching railway lines and other infrastructure in which locomotives and rolling stock are stored and rearranged.
Where does rail yard come from?: From rail + yard.

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