Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

wheel flat

Word Rarity Uncommon

Frequency: Zipf frequency 4.29 in modern English

Syllables: wheel flat
IPA

18

Scrabble Score

9

Letters

1

Syllables

7

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

A flat spot on a railway wheel caused when a wheel, or both wheels on the same axle, in a moving train stop rotating.

Example Sentences

"Severe wheel flats caused by locking brakes led to the derailment of DB Cargo UK's 2152 Robeston-Theale oil train near Llangennech, in South Wales, on August 26."

Inflected Forms

wheel flats (plural) wheelflat (alternative)

Questions

What does wheel flat mean?: A flat spot on a railway wheel caused when a wheel, or both wheels on the same axle, in a moving train stop rotating.

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