trackwork
Word Rarity
Very rare
Frequency: Zipf frequency 1.67 in modern English
22
Scrabble Score
9
Letters
2
Syllables
7
Unique Chars
Meaning
Example Sentences
- "The train is going to be delayed by ten minutes due to trackwork."
- "A small number of weekday and weekend possessions will also be required on June 20-21, September 5-6, and between December 19-March 2021, but will coincide with when there will already be a limited (or no) service into London King's Cross in conjunction with the extensive trackwork taking place at the terminus."
- "The advantages of this policy were twofold - the operation of m.u. trains only, with their lighter axle load, would allow the trackwork and underbridges to be simpler and lighter in construction; and speeds up to 150 m.p.h. could more easily be achieved than with conventional locomotive-hauled trains."
- "At present the principal exercise in resignalling and new trackwork involves the Pickering area."
- "McDonald described Weekend Hussler's trackwork this preparation as "frightening"."
Etymology
Usage
Inflected Forms
track-work (alternative)