Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

tender-first

Word Rarity Uncommon

Frequency: Zipf frequency 4.09 in modern English

Syllables: ten-der--first
IPA

15

Scrabble Score

11

Letters

4

Syllables

8

Unique Chars

Meaning

adj

Of a steam locomotive with a tender (a tender locomotive), when it is operating in reverse, with the tender leading.

Example Sentences

"In spite of their small size and low weight, many technical developments which have proved themselves in main-line service have been incorporated, and a novelty in the 2-6-0-type is a tender cab to improve the conditions of tender-first running."
"For the first time known in over 10 years, a Stanier Pacific travelled the Windermere branch on June 23, when 46255 (12A) was seen at Aikrigg on an early afternoon local; it had to return tender-first as the Windermere turntable could not accommodate it."

Questions

What does tender-first mean?: Of a steam locomotive with a tender (a tender locomotive), when it is operating in reverse, with the tender leading.

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