Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

brake pipe

Word Rarity Rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 3.77 in modern English

Syllables: brake pipe
IPA

19

Scrabble Score

9

Letters

1

Syllables

7

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

Alternative form of brakepipe.

Example Sentences

"The railbuses are equipped with automatic compressed air disc brakes; in the event of failure causing reduced pressure in the brake pipe, the brakes are automatically operated."

Inflected Forms

brake pipes (plural)

Questions

What does brake pipe mean?: Alternative form of brakepipe.

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