shoegear
/ˈʃuːˌɡɪə(ɹ)/
Word Rarity
Very rare
Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English
12
Scrabble Score
8
Letters
1
Syllables
7
Unique Chars
Meaning
noun
train equipment, usually mounted on bogies, used to transfer electric current from the third rail.
Uncountable
Example Sentences
- "Features such as trackless doors, mercury-type door interlocks, roof-mounted door fault indicator lights, rubber window glazing, improved retractable shoegear and a modified electro-pneumatic brake system designed to facilitate maintenance and improve reliability, which have proved their worth on the prototype trains, are continued in the new stock."
- "In the third case, the need to provide retractable shoegear on the power bogies to pick up current from the third rail, and the equipment to use low-voltage supply, has complicated the design of the Eurostar trains."
- "Here shoegear and stepboards are refitted prior to a commissioning run conducted by the manufacturer which includes high speed and emergency brake tests."
- "The trains run on two additional rails and pick up current by means of shoegear making sliding contact with the conductor rails."
Etymology
Regional Pronunciation
- British English: /ˈʃuːˌɡɪə(ɹ)/