Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

slab track

Word Rarity Rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 3.48 in modern English

Syllables: slab -track
IPA

17

Scrabble Score

9

Letters

2

Syllables

8

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

Railway track mounted on a concrete (or asphalt) base, without the use of ballast.

Countable; Uncountable

Example Sentences

"When the railway is built, Phase 1 and Phase 2A will use slab-track. Rayner says this decision has been driven by the tonnages that 18 trains per hour will produce."

Usage

Inflected Forms

slab tracks (plural)

Questions

What does slab track mean?: Railway track mounted on a concrete (or asphalt) base, without the use of ballast.

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