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Definition: BRAKEMEN |
BRAKEMENPlural1. Of Brakeman |
Date "BRAKEMEN" was first used in popular English literature: sometime before 1900. (references) |
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 | Gibson, Indiana. L.R. Pierce (right) and R.E. Ewing registering at the railroad YMCA (Young Men's Chirstian Association). Both are brakemen on the New York Central railroad. Credit: Library of Congress. |  | Cajon, California. Swing brakeman riding on top of the Atchison, Topeka, and Santa Fe Railroad train. Brakemen ride the trains in this way during the entire descent from Summit to San Bernardino. Credit: Library of Congress. |
 | Freight train operations on the Chicago and Northwestern Railroad between Chicago and Clinton, Iowa. The train stops at DeKalb, Illinois for coal and water. The brakemen make an inspection of the train. Since their time is limited, they walk on the side o. Credit: Library of Congress. | ||
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| The following statistics estimate the number of searches per day across the major English-language search engines as identified by various trade publications. Hyperlinks lead to commercial use of the expression at Amazon.com. |
| Expression | Frequency per Day |
brakemen | 3 |
| Source: compiled by the editor from various references; see credits. | |
| Language | Translations for "BRAKEMEN"; alternative meanings/domain in parentheses. | ||||||||||
Hungarian | vasúti fékező (brakeman, brakesman, brakesmen). (various references) | ||||||||||
Pig Latin | akemenbray pl. de brakeman. (various references) | ||||||||||
Misspellings | |
"BRAKEMEN" is suggested in spellcheckers for the following: Brackendene, brakesmen, brickenden. (additional references) | |
| Source: compiled by the editor, based on several corpora (additional references). | |
| # of Phoneme Matches | Pronunciation | Word(s) rhyming with "BRAKEMEN" (pronounced brā"kmen) |
| 4 | -k m e n | workmen. |
| 3 | -m e n | aldermen, assemblymen, bushmen, businesswomen, cameramen, chairmen, chairwomen, clergymen, congressmen, congresswomen, councilmen, countrymen, crewmen, fishermen, freemen, freshmen, frogmen, gentlemen, herdsmen, infantrymen, jazzmen, lobstermen, marksmen, merchantmen, midshipmen, militiamen, newsmen, newspapermen, policemen, policewomen, salesmen, servicemen, spokesmen, spokeswomen, sportsmen, statesmen, superwomen, tribesmen, underclassmen. |
Source: compiled by the editor (additional references); see credits. | ||
Scrabble® Enable2K-Verified Anagrams | |
| Words within the letters "a-b-e-e-k-m-n-r" | |
-2 letters: ambeer, banker, barmen, beaker, bemean, bename, berake, embank, embark, meaner, remake, rename. | |
-3 letters: akene, amber, ameer, baker, berme, brake, brank, break, bream, embar, ember, enema, kebar, kerne, maker, namer, rakee, ramee, ramen, ranee, reman. | |
-4 letters: akee, amen, bake, bane, bank, bare, bark, barm, barn, beak, beam, bean, bear, been, beer, bema, bene, berm. | |
| Words containing the letters "a-b-e-e-k-m-n-r" | |
+2 letters: embarkment. | |
+3 letters: embarkments, reembarking. | |
+4 letters: cabinetmaker, greenbackism, unmarketable, unremarkable. | |
+5 letters: cabinetmakers, greenbackisms, mountebankery. | |
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Hexadecimal (or equivalents, 770AD-1900s) (references)42 52 41 4B 45 4D 45 4E |
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Morse Code (1836) (references)-... .-. .- -.- . -- . -. |
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Binary Code (1918-1938, probably earlier) (references)01000010 01010010 01000001 01001011 01000101 01001101 01000101 01001110 |
HTML Code (1990) (references)B R A K E M E N |
ISO 10646 (1991-1993) (references)0042 0052 0041 004B 0045 004D 0045 004E |
| British Sign Language (Fingerspelling, BSL; 1992, British Deaf Association Dictionary of British Sign Language) (references)
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Encryption (beginner's substitution cypher): (references)3652354539473948 |
| 1. Definition 2. Synonyms 3. Images: Photo Album 4. Expressions: Internet | 5. Translations: Modern 6. Derivations 7. Rhymes 8. Anagrams | 9. Orthography 10. Bibliography |
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