step grate
Word Rarity
Rare
Frequency: Zipf frequency 3.16 in modern English
12
Scrabble Score
9
Letters
2
Syllables
7
Unique Chars
Meaning
noun
A form of grate for holding fuel, in which the bars rise above one another in the manner of steps.
Example Sentences
- "These are modifications of the Siemens regenerative furnace, but differ from it in having the gas generator directly alongside of the melting chamber instead of at a distance. The coal is burned on the ordinary step-grate to carbon-monoxide gas which passes while still hot directly to the combustion area."