block train
Word Rarity
Uncommon
Frequency: Zipf frequency 4.62 in modern English
18
Scrabble Score
10
Letters
3
Syllables
10
Unique Chars
Meaning
noun
A freight train that carries only one commodity.
Example Sentences
- "Steel billet traffic in block trains from Briton Ferry to Langley Green has developed from an initial service of one train three times a week [...]. In addition, plans are now being formulated for the operation of numerous block trains formed exclusively of the new 32.4-ton BR brake-fitted hopper wagons, permanently coupled, from South Wales collieries to Swansea Docks, [...]."