Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

road switcher

Word Rarity Rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 2.51 in modern English

Syllables: road- switch-er
IPA

21

Scrabble Score

12

Letters

3

Syllables

11

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

a diesel locomotive that combines the duties of a switcher with those of a locomotive hauling trains from one place to another.

American usage

Usage

American usage

Inflected Forms

road switchers (plural)

Questions

What does road switcher mean?: a diesel locomotive that combines the duties of a switcher with those of a locomotive hauling trains from one place to another.

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