Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

bolster wagon

Word Rarity Rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 3.21 in modern English

Syllables: bol-ster wag-on
IPA

18

Scrabble Score

12

Letters

3

Syllables

11

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

A flat or low-sided wagon, typically four-wheeled in contrast to a bogie bolster wagon with eight wheels, fitted with one or more heavy wooden baulks (bolsters), usually mounted transversely on its deck to support the load it carries. Two or more wagons can be coupled to carry a long load.

Example Sentences

"Bolster wagons are wagons fitted with heavy timber baulks which enable steel rails, long timber or similar traffic to be carried above the very low wagon sides. Single bolsters are used in groups of up to five. When five single bolsters are used in a set the load is secured to the second and fourth bolsters, but it must rest on all five wagons. In such a case the total weight of the load must not exceed two-thirds of the total carrying capacity of the five wagons. Twin bolsters are single bolsters permanently coupled, and double bolster wagons carry two bolsters apiece."

Inflected Forms

bolster wagons (plural)

Phrases

bogie bolster wagon

Questions

What does bolster wagon mean?: A flat or low-sided wagon, typically four-wheeled in contrast to a bogie bolster wagon with eight wheels, fitted with one or more heavy wooden baulks (bolsters), usually mounted transversely on its deck to support the load it carries. Two or more wagons can be coupled to carry a long load.

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