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tumblehomes

tumblehomes is the plural of tumblehome.

Meaning of tumblehome

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

Questions about tumblehomes

What is tumblehomes the plural of?
Tumblehomes is the plural of tumblehome.

Words near tumblehomes in the dictionary

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

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