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buffer beams

buffer beams is the plural of buffer beam.

Meaning of buffer beam

Noun

buffer beam (plural buffer beams)

  1. A transverse metal beam at each end of a rail vehicle on which buffers, couplings, brake pipes etc. are mounted.
    • This locomotive was fitted experimentally with a seat on the front buffer beam, for the inspection of station gardens.1948 November and December, “The Holden 2-4-0 Locomotives of the L.N.E.R.”, in Railway Magazine, page 374, photo caption
    Synonyms:
    headstock

Questions about buffer beams

What is buffer beams the plural of?
Buffer beams is the plural of buffer beam.

Words near buffer beams in the dictionary

  1. buffelgrasses
  2. buffelhead
  3. buffelheads
  4. buffer
  5. buffer beam
  6. buffer beams
  7. buffer car
  8. buffer cars
  9. buffer lass
  10. buffer lasses
  11. buffer overflow

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