Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

petticoat pipe

Word Rarity Rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 2.62 in modern English

Syllables: pet-ti-coat pipe
IPA

21

Scrabble Score

13

Letters

3

Syllables

7

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

A short, flaring pipe surrounding the blast nozzle in the smokebox of a locomotive, to equalize the draft.

Example Sentences

"The ordinary blast-nozzle and petticoat pipe properly proportioned for any British locomotive can make it produce 30 d.b.h.p./sq ft of grate continuously with a blast-pipe pressure 4 lb/sq in. above atmospheric pressure."

Inflected Forms

petticoat pipes (plural)

Questions

What does petticoat pipe mean?: A short, flaring pipe surrounding the blast nozzle in the smokebox of a locomotive, to equalize the draft.

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