Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

railway key

Word Rarity Uncommon

Frequency: Zipf frequency 4.37 in modern English

Syllables: rail-way key
IPA

23

Scrabble Score

10

Letters

2

Syllables

8

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

A key that allows one to lock and unlock doors to railway carriages and compartments, typically only permitted to railway employees.

Example Sentences

"It was more like a model of an antediluvian railway key than anything else."

Inflected Forms

railway keys (plural)

Questions

What does railway key mean?: A key that allows one to lock and unlock doors to railway carriages and compartments, typically only permitted to railway employees.

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