Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

tender cab

Word Rarity Rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 3.71 in modern English

Syllables: ten-der -cab
IPA

14

Scrabble Score

9

Letters

3

Syllables

8

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

A section of cab added to the front of a steam locomotive tender, to provide protection for the engine crew in inclement weather when running tender-first.

Example Sentences

"But the 0-8-0 tender engines often run tender first, and No. 8932 has been fitted with a tender cab to give better protection to the enginemen when reverse running takes place."
"In spite of their small size and low weight, many technical developments which have proved themselves in main-line service have been incorporated, and a novelty in the 2-6-0-type is a tender cab to improve the conditions of tender-first running."

Inflected Forms

tender cabs (plural)

Questions

What does tender cab mean?: A section of cab added to the front of a steam locomotive tender, to provide protection for the engine crew in inclement weather when running tender-first.

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