Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

rail head

Word Rarity Uncommon

Frequency: Zipf frequency 4.38 in modern English

Syllables: rail -head
IPA

12

Scrabble Score

8

Letters

2

Syllables

7

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

The top part of a railway rail; the part of the rail the wheel runs on.

Etymology

From rail + head in the sense of top.

Inflected Forms

rail heads (plural)

Questions

What does rail head mean?: The top part of a railway rail; the part of the rail the wheel runs on.
Where does rail head come from?: From rail + head in the sense of top.

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