Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

staff system

Word Rarity Uncommon

Frequency: Zipf frequency 4.96 in modern English

Syllables: staff sys-tem
IPA

22

Scrabble Score

11

Letters

2

Syllables

7

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

A block system in use on single-line railways, in which the stationmaster gives the driver a staff authorizing the driver to proceed over a given portion of track.

Inflected Forms

staff systems (plural)

Questions

What does staff system mean?: A block system in use on single-line railways, in which the stationmaster gives the driver a staff authorizing the driver to proceed over a given portion of track.

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