Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

overhead railway

Word Rarity Rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 3.82 in modern English

Syllables: over-head- rail-way
IPA

28

Scrabble Score

15

Letters

4

Syllables

11

Unique Chars

Meaning

n

a railway that is powered by electricity and that runs on a track that is raised above the street level

Synonyms

elevated railway elevated railroad elevated el

Questions

What does overhead railway mean?: a railway that is powered by electricity and that runs on a track that is raised above the street level

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