Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

smoke deflector

Word Rarity Rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 2.52 in modern English

Syllables
smoke de-flec-tor
IPA
26
Scrabble Score
14
Letters
3
Syllables
11
Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

a device fitted to either side or on top of the smokebox of some steam locomotives, the purpose of which was to lift smoke clear of the locomotive at speed, so it wouldn't obscure the driver's vision.

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What does smoke deflector mean?
a device fitted to either side or on top of the smokebox of some steam locomotives, the purpose of which was to lift smoke clear of the locomotive at speed, so it wouldn't obscure the driver's vision.

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