underrunner
Word Rarity
Very rare
Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English
12
Scrabble Score
11
Letters
4
Syllables
5
Unique Chars
Meaning
noun
The lower of a pair of grinding millstones.
noun
An additional runner added to the bottom of a sledge to protect the main runners in harsh conditions.
noun
A runner (mechanical part intended to guide or aid something else to move) designed to be inserted underneath the item to be moved.
Example Sentences
- "FOR SALE AT A BARGAIN. […] Four run stones, Munson underrunners, 3 ft diameter."
- "The arrangement is preferably applied to an underrunner mill."
- "Less than half a mile to the south the party sighted an underrunner of a sledge, and assumed it to mark the location the Norwegians had assigned for 90°S."
- "A triple tandem tow using underrunners. This method has been used for long ocean tows by tugs with a single-drum winch."