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trackage

track·age
T t

Transcription

    • US Pronunciation
    • US IPA
    • UK Pronunciation
    • UK IPA
    • [trak-ij]
    • /ˈtræk ɪdʒ/
    • /ˈtrækɪdʒ/
    • US Pronunciation
    • US IPA
    • [trak-ij]
    • /ˈtræk ɪdʒ/

Definitions of trackage word

  • noun trackage the whole quantity of track owned by a railroad. 1
  • noun trackage the right of one railroad company to use the tracks of another. 1
  • noun trackage the money paid for this right. 1
  • noun trackage a collective term for the railway tracks in general, or those in a given area or belonging to a particular company, etc 0
  • noun trackage all the tracks of a railroad 0
  • noun trackage permission for a railroad to use the tracks of another 0

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Origin of trackage

First appearance:

before 1875
One of the 25% newest English words
An Americanism dating back to 1875-80; track + -age

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Parts of speech for Trackage

noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation

trackage popularity

A pretty common term. Usually people know it’s meaning, but prefer to use a more spread out synonym. About 66% of English native speakers know the meaning and use word.
According to our data most of word are more popular. This word is almost not used. It has a much more popular synonym.

trackage usage trend in Literature

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