Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

dead in the train

Word Rarity Uncommon

Frequency: Zipf frequency 4.76 in modern English

Syllables: dead- in the -train
IPA

19

Scrabble Score

14

Letters

3

Syllables

8

Unique Chars

Meaning

adj

Being hauled as part of a train's consist while not providing any motive power.

Example Sentences

"The electric locomotive was being hauled dead in the train by a diesel over the unpowered diversion route."

Inflected Forms

dead in train (alternative) dead-in-train (alternative)

Questions

What does dead in the train mean?: Being hauled as part of a train's consist while not providing any motive power.

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