Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

sandpipe

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables: sand-pipe
IPA

13

Scrabble Score

8

Letters

2

Syllables

7

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

A pipe conveying sand, as in a steam locomotive, where it deposits sand directly in front of the driving wheels to aid traction.

noun

A perpendicular cylindrical hollow, tapering to a point, occurring in chalk deposits, and usually filled with sand, gravel, or clay.

Example Sentences

"In the modified locomotive, the leading sanding gear is restored and the sandpipes which formerly led to the trailing coupled wheels are reversed to provide sanding behind the driving wheels for rearward running."
"Some of the enormous fragments of chalk which are interstratified with drift have not only layers of undisturbed flints, but also sandpipes in the middle of them, or cylindrical cavities filled with sand and gravel […]"

Etymology

From sand + pipe.

Inflected Forms

sandpipes (plural) sand-pipe (alternative)

Questions

What does sandpipe mean?: A pipe conveying sand, as in a steam locomotive, where it deposits sand directly in front of the driving wheels to aid traction.
Where does sandpipe come from?: From sand + pipe.

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