Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

side sill

Word Rarity Rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 3.00 in modern English

Syllables: side sill
IPA

9

Scrabble Score

8

Letters

1

Syllables

5

Unique Chars

Meaning

n

one of the longitudinal beams running along either side of a railway vehicle, onto which the bodywork is mounted, in passenger-carrying vehicles usually forming the side or the base of the floor.

Synonyms

solebar

Questions

What does side sill mean?: one of the longitudinal beams running along either side of a railway vehicle, onto which the bodywork is mounted, in passenger-carrying vehicles usually forming the side or the base of the floor.

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