Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

railtour

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables: rail-tour
IPA

8

Scrabble Score

8

Letters

2

Syllables

7

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

A special excursion by train which is run in order to allow people to experience rail travel which is not available using timetabled passenger services.

Example Sentences

"The town's [(Consett's)] final rail passengers came and went on March 17 1984, with a railtour from Newcastle organised by the Derwent Rail Action Group."

Etymology

From rail + tour.

Inflected Forms

railtours (plural) rail tour (alternative)

Questions

What does railtour mean?: A special excursion by train which is run in order to allow people to experience rail travel which is not available using timetabled passenger services.
Where does railtour come from?: From rail + tour.

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