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leading truck

Word Rarity Uncommon

Frequency: Zipf frequency 4.48 in modern English

Syllables
lead-ing truck
IPA
20
Scrabble Score
12
Letters
2
Syllables
12
Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

On a steam locomotive, a railroad truck to which wheel axles (and, hence, wheels) for one or more coupled pairs of unpowered wheels are attached through bearings, located in front of the driving wheels.

Inflected Forms

leading trucks (plural)

Phrases

leading axle leading wheel trailing truck

Frequently Paired Words

leading axle leading wheel trailing truck

Questions

What does leading truck mean?
On a steam locomotive, a railroad truck to which wheel axles (and, hence, wheels) for one or more coupled pairs of unpowered wheels are attached through bearings, located in front of the driving wheels.

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