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decauville

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables
de-cauville
IPA
16
Scrabble Score
10
Letters
2
Syllables
8
Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

A railway/railroad consisting of ready-made sections of light, narrow-gauge track fastened to steel sleepers, able to be disassembled and transported easily.

Etymology

The manufacturing company was founded by Paul Decauville (1846–1922).

Inflected Forms

Decauvilles (plural)

Questions

What does decauville mean?
A railway/railroad consisting of ready-made sections of light, narrow-gauge track fastened to steel sleepers, able to be disassembled and transported easily.
Where does decauville come from?
The manufacturing company was founded by Paul Decauville (1846–1922).

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