Word Explorer

Trainpipe

💡 Words with a Similar Meaning to "Trainpipe"

Found via reverse dictionary — words that share a conceptual meaning.

WordDefinition
train pipenoun(rail transport) A brake pipe on a rail vehicle through which compressed air or vacuum is passed to operate the brakes throughout a train.
brake pipenounAlternative form of brakepipe. [(rail transport, mechanical engineering) A continuous pipe or hose filled with high-pressure air and running the length of a train, used to recharge the train's brake reservoirs with compressed air and to control the train's air brakes through changes in its internal air pressure.]
brakepipenoun(rail transport, mechanical engineering) A continuous pipe or hose filled with high-pressure air and running the length of a train, used to recharge the train's brake reservoirs with compressed air and to control the train's air brakes through changes in its internal air pressure.
blast pipenounAlternative form of blastpipe. [(mechanical engineering, rail transport) A pipe forming part of the exhaust system of a steam locomotive that discharges exhaust steam from the cylinders up into the smokebox beneath the chimney in order to increase the draught through the firebox; this speeds up the release of smoke through the chimney.]
blastpipenoun(mechanical engineering, rail transport) A pipe forming part of the exhaust system of a steam locomotive that discharges exhaust steam from the cylinders up into the smokebox beneath the chimney in order to increase the draught through the firebox; this speeds up the release of smoke through the chimney.
tailpipenoun(automotive) An exhaust pipe exhausting to the aft of the vehicle.
pipenounMeanings relating to a wind instrument.
vacuum brakenoun(rail transport) A brake used on trains, working on the principle of keeping up a vacuum in a continuous pipe or pipes extending under the train, and in brake-cylinders connected to them under each vehicle, the air being sucked out by ejectors or pumps on the locomotive.
airpipenounA pipe or tube through which air flows.
sandpipenounA pipe conveying sand, as in a steam locomotive, where it deposits sand directly in front of the driving wheels to aid traction.
trainnounElongated or trailing portion.
tube trainnoun(rail transport, UK) A smaller-profile underground train which operates through the tube tunnels under London, which have a small cross section.
brakevannounAlternative form of brake van. [(British, rail transport, dated) A railway vehicle used to brake a (goods) train, usually placed at the end of the train. These were essential before continuous train braking became universal.]
brake gearnounAlternative form of brakegear. [(rail transport) The mechanical parts of the braking system on locomotives and other rolling stock.]
rail brakenoun(rail transport) A type of brake, often magnetic or electromagnetic, which is pressed against the rail in railway track.
exhaust pipenounOf an internal combustion engine, any of several pipes, connected in series, that carry waste gases away from the engine and vent it to the air.
bagpipenounTo play the bagpipes.
geartrainnounAlternative form of gear train. [(mechanical engineering) A system of interconnected gears.]
gaspipenounA pipe for conveying gas.
steampipenounA pipe of a boiler, through which steam passes.

🏷️ Nouns for "Trainpipe"

Common nouns this word is used to describe.

📝 Common Phrases with "Trainpipe"

Words that come before

Translate “Trainpipe” into Another Language

Pick a language — the word will be pre-filled in the translator.

Home/Dictionary/Trainpipe