Get to know Calliopes better with 6 real example sentences, the meaning.
Calliopes meaning
plural of calliope
Using Calliopes
- The main meaning on this page is: plural of calliope
- In the example corpus, calliopes often appears in combinations such as: calliopes are.
Context around Calliopes
- Average sentence length in these examples: 18.2 words
- Position in the sentence: 4 start, 2 middle, 0 end
- Sentence types: 6 statements, 0 questions, 0 exclamations
Corpus analysis for Calliopes
- In this selection, "calliopes" usually appears near the start of the sentence. The average example has 18.2 words, and this corpus slice is mostly made up of statements.
- Around the word, small, few, circus and disappeared stand out and add context to how "calliopes" is used.
- Recognizable usage signals include a few calliopes have survived and most calliopes disappeared in. That gives this page its own corpus information beyond isolated example sentences.
- By corpus frequency, "calliopes" sits close to words such as aaba, aafc and aaib, which helps place it inside the broader word index.
Example types with calliopes
The same corpus examples are grouped by length and sentence type, making it easier to see the contexts in which the word appears:
Even some small calliopes are audible for miles. (8 words)
Their calliopes are played regularly on river excursions. (8 words)
Only a few calliopes have survived, and these are rarely played. (11 words)
Other circus calliopes were self-contained, mounted on a carved, painted and gilded wagon pulled by horses, but the presence of other steam boilers in the circus meant that fuel and expertise to run the boiler were readily available. (39 words)
Unlike other calliopes before or since, Denny's Improved Kalliope let the player control the steam pressure, and therefore the volume of the music, while playing. (26 words)
Most calliopes disappeared in the mid-20th century, as steam power was replaced with other power sources. (17 words)
Example sentences (6)
Even some small calliopes are audible for miles.
Most calliopes disappeared in the mid-20th century, as steam power was replaced with other power sources.
Only a few calliopes have survived, and these are rarely played.
Other circus calliopes were self-contained, mounted on a carved, painted and gilded wagon pulled by horses, but the presence of other steam boilers in the circus meant that fuel and expertise to run the boiler were readily available.
Their calliopes are played regularly on river excursions.
Unlike other calliopes before or since, Denny's Improved Kalliope let the player control the steam pressure, and therefore the volume of the music, while playing.
Common combinations with calliopes
These word pairs occur most frequently in English texts: