Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

sidebuffer

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables: side-buffer
IPA

19

Scrabble Score

10

Letters

2

Syllables

8

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

A buffer mounted at the side, in particular on each side of each end of a rail vehicle.

Example Sentences

"Constructional features of the railbus include the use of rubber suspension for axlebox/underframe and underframe/body mountings, the use of B.U.T. power transmission equipment, many components of which are interchangeable with those on British Railways standard railcars, power-operated sliding doors, and an absence of normal sidebuffers or drawgear."

Etymology

From side + buffer.

Inflected Forms

sidebuffers (plural) side buffer (alternative)

Questions

What does sidebuffer mean?: A buffer mounted at the side, in particular on each side of each end of a rail vehicle.
Where does sidebuffer come from?: From side + buffer.

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