Speakur

Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

pony engine

Word Rarity Rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 3.77 in modern English

Syllables
pony engine
IPA
16
Scrabble Score
10
Letters
1
Syllables
7
Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

A small locomotive used for shunting wagons, etc.

noun

A small gasoline engine serving as an auxiliary to a diesel engine (mainly in older designs from the 1930s to 1950s), providing heat to warm it up and, when engaged with a clutch, providing cranking to start it up.

Canadian usage; American usage; Dated

Usage

Inflected Forms

pony engines (plural)

Phrases

donkey engine

Frequently Paired Words

donkey engine iron horse

Synonyms

shunter shunting engine switcher pony motor

Questions

What does pony engine mean?
A small locomotive used for shunting wagons, etc.

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