Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

tamping iron

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 2.04 in modern English

Syllables: tamp-ing -iron
IPA

16

Scrabble Score

11

Letters

3

Syllables

9

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

An iron rod used for beating down the earthy substance in tamping for blasting.

Example Sentences

"The world's most famous tamping iron is the one that struck the head of Phineas Gage."

Inflected Forms

tamping irons (plural)

Phrases

tamping machine

Frequently Paired Words

tamping machine

Questions

What does tamping iron mean?: An iron rod used for beating down the earthy substance in tamping for blasting.

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