Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

guard's van

Word Rarity Rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 2.79 in modern English

Syllables: guard's -van
IPA

14

Scrabble Score

9

Letters

2

Syllables

8

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

The last carriage on a passenger train which was occupied by the guard, consisted of storage space for parcels, bicycles, etc, and sometimes had an emergency brake.

British usage

Usage

British usage

Inflected Forms

guards' vans (plural)

Questions

What does guard's van mean?: The last carriage on a passenger train which was occupied by the guard, consisted of storage space for parcels, bicycles, etc, and sometimes had an emergency brake.

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