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tumblehome

tumblehome noun: the inward curve of the topsides of some ship hulls; the term was also used for rolling stock on railways in Britain.

tumblehome: the inward curve of the topsides of some ship hulls; the term was also used for rolling stock on...
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Noun

tumblehome (plural tumblehomes)

  1. The inward curve of the topsides of some ship hulls; the term was also used for rolling stock on railways in Britain.
    • The bodysides have a gentle tumblehome, which gives the machine impressive solidarity of appearance, well set off by the new B.R. standard livery of light-skirted green.1961 August, “The English Electric Type 5 3,300 h.p. "Deltic" diesels for British Railways”, in Trains Illustrated, page 468
    • Like the Pullmans, however, there would be a familiar curving tumblehome and cant rail, and a similar white window surround […].2024 March 20, Greg Morse, “XP64: the train the ^([sic]) [that] launched a new style”, in RAIL, number 1005, page 46

Forms of tumblehome

pluraltumblehomes

Origin of tumblehome

From tumble + home.

Questions about tumblehome

What does tumblehome mean?
Tumblehome means the inward curve of the topsides of some ship hulls; the term was also used for rolling stock on railways in Britain.
What part of speech is tumblehome?
Tumblehome is a noun.
What is the plural of tumblehome?
The plural of tumblehome is tumblehomes.

Words near tumblehome in the dictionary

  1. tumbled together
  2. tumbled up
  3. tumbledown
  4. tumbledung
  5. tumbledungs
  6. tumblehome
  7. tumblehomes
  8. tumblelog
  9. tumblelogs
  10. tumbler
  11. tumbler dryer

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