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train mile

Word Rarity Uncommon

Frequency: Zipf frequency 4.44 in modern English

Syllables
train mile
IPA
11
Scrabble Score
9
Letters
1
Syllables
8
Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

A unit used in estimating railway running expenses, etc.: the total number of miles run by all the trains of a railroad, or system of railroads, as within a given time, or for a given expenditure.

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Usage

Inflected Forms

train miles (plural)

Frequently Paired Words

bus mile plane mile

Synonyms

mile run

Questions

What does train mile mean?
A unit used in estimating railway running expenses, etc.: the total number of miles run by all the trains of a railroad, or system of railroads, as within a given time, or for a given expenditure.

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