Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

zigzag railway

Word Rarity Rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 2.81 in modern English

Syllables: zigza-g rail-way
IPA

39

Scrabble Score

13

Letters

3

Syllables

8

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

A formerly common type of railway with multiple switchbacks to allow ascent and descent on steep slopes.

Example Sentences

"The temple, halfway up the Matheran hills, was approached by a 'puffing billy' train on a zigzag railway from Neral, two miles from Bombay."

Inflected Forms

zigzag railways (plural)

Questions

What does zigzag railway mean?: A formerly common type of railway with multiple switchbacks to allow ascent and descent on steep slopes.

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