wheeltapper

English

Alternative forms

wheel-tapper

Etymology

wheel +‎ tapper

Noun

wheeltapper (plural wheeltappers)

(Britain, rail transport, historical) A railway employee tasked with tapping the train's wheels with a hammer to detect cracks.

Translations

railway employee tasked with tapping the train's wheels with a hammer to detect cracks

German: Radklopfer m

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