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Brakeman is an English word with synonyms like railroader. Below you'll find 7 example sentences showing how it's used in practice.

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Brakeman in a sentence

Brakeman meaning

  1. A railroad employee responsible for a train's brakes, couplings etc.
  2. A person employed to work the steam engine or other machinery that raises the coal from the mine.
  3. A person who pulls the brake lever in the sport of bobsleigh.

Synonyms of Brakeman

trainman railroader railroad man railwayman railway man

Related words

Other words often associated with Brakeman or its synonyms:

employee

Using Brakeman

  • The main meaning on this page is: A railroad employee responsible for a train's brakes, couplings etc. | A person employed to work the steam engine or other machinery that raises the coal from the mine. | A person who pulls the brake lever in the sport of bobsleigh.
  • Useful related words include: trainman, railroader, railroad man, railwayman.
  • In the example corpus, brakeman often appears in combinations such as: as brakeman, brakeman and.

Context around Brakeman

  • Average sentence length in these examples: 19.9 words
  • Position in the sentence: 1 start, 5 middle, 1 end
  • Sentence types: 7 statements, 0 questions, 0 exclamations

Often before:

kripps 1× railroad 1×

Often after:

kopacz 1× uses 1× stops 1×

Sentence patterns with Brakeman

These short patterns come directly from the example sentences and show how the word is often embedded:

and the brakeman stops the 1× as a brakeman and moved 1× belt railroad brakeman uses a 1× firemen a brakeman a conductor 1× pilot a brakeman and only 1× support as brakeman 1× took kripps brakeman kopacz even 1×

Sentence openings and endings

Common sentence openings:

a crew is 1× fourteen people were 1× fusee an indiana 1× i started as 1× it took kripps 1× the pilot does 1×

Common sentence endings:

and several passengers 1× d also won 1× heats two pushers 1× s brake lever 1× signal indicating stop 1× support as brakeman 1×

Words around Brakeman

Just before it in the word index:

brakel 7 brakeflow 2 brakefield 4 braked 21 brake 529 braka 3

Just after it in the word index:

brakemen 2 braken 2 brakes 476 brakey 12 brakfontein 2 braking 307

Similar in corpus frequency:

aad 10 aadhar 10 aaro 10 abels 10 abidin 10 abidine 10

Corpus analysis for Brakeman

  • In this selection, "brakeman" usually appears in the middle of the sentence. The average example has 19.9 words, and this corpus slice is mostly made up of statements.
  • Around the word, kripps, railroad, kopacz, uses and stops stand out and add context to how "brakeman" is used.
  • Recognizable usage signals include and the brakeman stops the and as a brakeman and moved. That gives this page its own corpus information beyond isolated example sentences.
  • By corpus frequency, "brakeman" sits close to words such as aad, aadhar and aaro, which helps place it inside the broader word index.

Example types with brakeman

The same corpus examples are grouped by length and sentence type, making it easier to see the contexts in which the word appears:

Short example sentences

I started as a brakeman and moved up the ranks. (10 words)

Fourteen people were killed, including both engineers, two firemen, a brakeman, a conductor, and several passengers. (16 words)

Fusee An Indiana Harbor Belt Railroad brakeman uses a fusee to demonstrate a hand signal indicating "stop". (17 words)

Longer example sentences

Today, the bobsled team will begin their chase for medals at the Sliding Center in PyeonChang, with Adigun leading the crusade as the driver, with Omeoga giving the needed support as brakeman. (32 words)

The pilot does most of the steering, and the brakeman stops the sled after crossing the finish by pulling the sled's brake lever. (24 words)

It took Kripps’ brakeman Kopacz even longer to realize the strange contradiction — that they’d tied, and yet they’d also won. (22 words)

Example sentences (7)

Fourteen people were killed, including both engineers, two firemen, a brakeman, a conductor, and several passengers.

I started as a brakeman and moved up the ranks.

It took Kripps’ brakeman Kopacz even longer to realize the strange contradiction — that they’d tied, and yet they’d also won.

Today, the bobsled team will begin their chase for medals at the Sliding Center in PyeonChang, with Adigun leading the crusade as the driver, with Omeoga giving the needed support as brakeman.

A crew is made up of a pilot, a brakeman, and, only in 4-man heats, two pushers.

Fusee An Indiana Harbor Belt Railroad brakeman uses a fusee to demonstrate a hand signal indicating "stop".

The pilot does most of the steering, and the brakeman stops the sled after crossing the finish by pulling the sled's brake lever.

Common combinations with brakeman

These word pairs occur most frequently in English texts:

Frequently asked questions

How do you use "brakeman" in a sentence?
An example: "Fourteen people were killed, including both engineers, two firemen, a brakeman, a conductor, and several passengers." This page contains 7 example sentences with the word "brakeman" from authentic English texts.
What does "brakeman" mean?
Brakeman means: A railroad employee responsible for a train's brakes, couplings etc.
What are synonyms of "brakeman"?
Common synonyms of "brakeman" include: trainman, railroader, railroad man, railwayman, railway man.
How many example sentences with "brakeman" are there?
Voorbeeldzinnen.info contains 7 example sentences with "brakeman", drawn from a database of millions of English sentences.