loop-line

1. 1.

   a railway branch line that branches from the trunk line and then rejoins it later on

   Broaderbranch line

Questions about loop-line

What does loop-line mean?

loop-line means "a railway branch line that branches from the trunk line and then rejoins it later on".

How many syllables are in loop-line?

loop-line has 2 syllables and divides as loo-p-line under the regular spelling rules. It is not in the CMU Pronouncing Dictionary, so that comes from how the word is written rather than from a recorded pronunciation, and no stress or phonetic transcription is claimed for it.

Is loop-line a common word?

loop-line is banded "Uncommon" — turns up in careful writing rather than conversation. The band comes from how often the word appears in a large corpus of everyday English, not from an editor's impression.