rerail
Word Rarity
Very rare
Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English
6
Scrabble Score
6
Letters
1
Syllables
5
Unique Chars
Meaning
verb
To renew the rails in a railway line.
Example Sentences
- "At around 2130, a single wagon in a freight train derailed on a curve approaching the junction, and then rerailed as it passed over the junction."
Etymology
From re- + rail.
Word Breakdown
- Prefix: re
Usage
Inflected Forms
rerails (present, singular)
rerailing (participle, present)
rerailed (participle, past)
rerailed (past)
re-rail (alternative)