Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

tbm

Word Rarity Rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 2.50 in modern English

Syllables: tbm
IPA

7

Scrabble Score

3

Letters

1

Syllables

3

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

Initialism of tunnel boring machine.

Example Sentences

"Near-synonym: tunneler"
"Four other TBMs are currently in the ground, digging twin bore tunnels under the Chilterns and in Greater London."

Inflected Forms

TBMs (plural)

Synonyms

tunneler

Questions

What does tbm mean?: Initialism of tunnel boring machine.

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