Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

ferry wagon

Word Rarity Rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 3.66 in modern English

Syllables: fer-ry wag-on
IPA

20

Scrabble Score

10

Letters

3

Syllables

9

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

Any type of goods wagon built for train ferry traffic to and from continental Europe.

British usage; Dated

Example Sentences

"One train ferry wagon, with the inscription "On hire to L.N.E.R.," was carrying British prisoners; and another odd sight was an L.N.E.R. container on a German flat wagon, offering "Door to Door Transport.""
"The first of 150 Continental-type four-wheel ferry wagons ordered by B.R. have been received for the Harwich/Zeebrugge train ferry service. Built by the Pressed Steel Co., the vans have a maximum capacity of 20½ tons in ordinary and 18 tons in express freight service."

Usage

British usage
Dated

Inflected Forms

ferry wagons (plural)

Phrases

ferry van train ferry

Frequently Paired Words

ferry van train ferry

Questions

What does ferry wagon mean?: Any type of goods wagon built for train ferry traffic to and from continental Europe.

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