Speakur

Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

tender engine

Word Rarity Uncommon

Frequency: Zipf frequency 4.02 in modern English

Syllables
ten-der engine
IPA
14
Scrabble Score
12
Letters
2
Syllables
7
Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

Any steam locomotive that has a tender attached, carrying its supply of fuel and water; the term is normally used to distinguish from a tank engine.

Example Sentences

Inflected Forms

tender engines (plural)

Phrases

tank engine

Frequently Paired Words

tank engine

Synonyms

tender locomotive tender loco

Questions

What does tender engine mean?
Any steam locomotive that has a tender attached, carrying its supply of fuel and water; the term is normally used to distinguish from a tank engine.

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