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permanent way

per·ma·nent way
P p

Transcription

    • US Pronunciation
    • US IPA
    • UK Pronunciation
    • UK IPA
    • [pur-muh-nuh nt wey]
    • /ˈpɜr mə nənt weɪ/
    • /ˈpɜːmənənt ˈweɪ/
    • US Pronunciation
    • US IPA
    • [pur-muh-nuh nt wey]
    • /ˈpɜr mə nənt weɪ/

Definitions of permanent way words

  • noun permanent way the roadbed and track of a railroad. 1
  • noun permanent way the track of a railway, including the ballast, sleepers, rails, etc 0

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Origin of permanent way

First appearance:

before 1830
One of the 36% newest English words
First recorded in 1830-40

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Parts of speech for Permanent way

noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation

permanent way popularity

This term is known only to a narrow circle of people with rare knowledge. Only 6% of English native speakers know the meaning of this word.
According to our data most of word are more popular. This word is almost not used. It has a much more popular synonym.

permanent way usage trend in Literature

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