section hand

sec·tion hand

S s

Transcription

- US Pronunciation
- US IPA
- UK Pronunciation
- UK IPA
- [sek-shuh n hand]
- /ˈsɛk ʃən hænd/
- /ˈsekʃn hænd/

- US Pronunciation
- US IPA
- [sek-shuh n hand]
- /ˈsɛk ʃən hænd/

Definitions of section hand words

noun section hand a person who works on a section gang. 1
noun section hand a person who is responsible for maintaining a section of track 0

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Origin of section hand

First appearance:

before 1870

One of the 26% newest English words

First recorded in 1870-75

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Parts of speech for Section hand

noun

adjective

verb

adverb

pronoun

preposition

conjunction

determiner

exclamation

Full grammatical hierarchy of Section hand

section hand popularity

This term is known only to a narrow circle of people with rare knowledge. Only 27% of English native speakers know the meaning of this word.

According to our data about 75% of words is more used. This is a rare but used term. It occurs in the pages of specialized literature and in the speech of educated people.

section hand usage trend in Literature

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