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sidebuffer

sidebuffer noun: a buffer mounted at the side, in particular on each side of each end of a rail vehicle.

Noun

sidebuffer (plural sidebuffers)

  1. (especially) A buffer mounted at the side, in particular on each side of each end of a rail vehicle.
    • Constructional features of the railbus include the use of rubber suspension for axlebox/underframe and underframe/body mountings, the use of B.U.T. power transmission equipment, many components of which are interchangeable with those on British Railways standard railcars, power-operated sliding...1958 April, “Diesel Railbus for British Railways”, in Railway Magazine, page 275

Forms of sidebuffer

pluralsidebuffers
alternative formside buffer

Origin of sidebuffer

From side + buffer.

Questions about sidebuffer

What does sidebuffer mean?
Sidebuffer means a buffer mounted at the side, in particular on each side of each end of a rail vehicle.
What part of speech is sidebuffer?
Sidebuffer is a noun.
What is the plural of sidebuffer?
The plural of sidebuffer is sidebuffers.

Words near sidebuffer in the dictionary

  1. Sidebottoms
  2. sidebox
  3. sideboxes
  4. sideboy
  5. sideboys
  6. sidebuffer
  7. sidebuffers
  8. sideburden
  9. sideburdens
  10. sideburn
  11. sideburned

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