warm storage
Word Rarity
Uncommon
Frequency: Zipf frequency 4.33 in modern English
17
Scrabble Score
11
Letters
4
Syllables
9
Unique Chars
Meaning
noun
The storage of a train taken out of service temporarily, which is kept powered and maintained.
British usage; Uncountable
Example Sentences
- "However, operators including LNER, Chiltern Railways and East Midlands Railway have already indicated that some of their fleets will be temporarily placed into warm storage until the Coronavirus crisis is over. What does warm storage mean? Warm storage means that trains are maintained and kept powered at all times in order to keep all systems working."
Usage
- British usage
- Uncountable