battery-electric
Word Rarity
Uncommon
Frequency: Zipf frequency 4.31 in modern English
24
Scrabble Score
15
Letters
5
Syllables
9
Unique Chars
Meaning
adj
Having its traction motors powered by on-board rechargeable batteries. (As opposed to electrification-based electric.)
Example Sentences
- "One of the more unusual forms of electric traction used by the Bundesbahn is the battery-electric railcar."
- "But he added: "In many places it is likely that battery-electric trains and partial electrification will be more cost-effective than full electrification," describing the costs of full electrification as "phenomenal" while battery costs fall."