Meccano is an English word with synonyms like plaything or toy. Below you'll find 4 example sentences showing how it's used in practice.
Meccano in a sentence
Meccano meaning
A brand of model construction system consisting of reusable metal strips, plates, girders, etc.
Using Meccano
- The main meaning on this page is: A brand of model construction system consisting of reusable metal strips, plates, girders, etc.
- Useful related words include: meccano set, plaything, toy.
Context around Meccano
- Average sentence length in these examples: 20.3 words
- Position in the sentence: 0 start, 3 middle, 1 end
- Sentence types: 4 statements, 0 questions, 0 exclamations
Corpus analysis for Meccano
- In this selection, "meccano" usually appears in the middle of the sentence. The average example has 20.3 words, and this corpus slice is mostly made up of statements.
- Around the word, invented, non, ltd, factory and gearing stand out and add context to how "meccano" is used.
- Recognizable usage signals include 1901 where meccano ltd would and but non meccano gearing can. That gives this page its own corpus information beyond isolated example sentences.
- By corpus frequency, "meccano" sits close to words such as aaaaand, aaah and aaargh, which helps place it inside the broader word index.
Example types with meccano
The same corpus examples are grouped by length and sentence type, making it easier to see the contexts in which the word appears:
Frank Hornby from Liverpool invented Meccano in 1901, where Meccano Ltd would be based for over 60 years. (18 words)
Images show workers on the production line packaging products inside Liverpool's Meccano factory back in the 1970s. (18 words)
There are six methods of building orreries: citation *Telescopic concentric tubing, though the tubing is not a Meccano part. (19 words)
The errors are thus cumulative, but non-Meccano gearing can keep this within 0.02% *Fixed central tube, with bottom drive and sun and planet gearing. (26 words)
There are six methods of building orreries: citation *Telescopic concentric tubing, though the tubing is not a Meccano part. (19 words)
Frank Hornby from Liverpool invented Meccano in 1901, where Meccano Ltd would be based for over 60 years. (18 words)
Example sentences (4)
Frank Hornby from Liverpool invented Meccano in 1901, where Meccano Ltd would be based for over 60 years.
Images show workers on the production line packaging products inside Liverpool's Meccano factory back in the 1970s.
The errors are thus cumulative, but non-Meccano gearing can keep this within 0.02% *Fixed central tube, with bottom drive and sun and planet gearing.
There are six methods of building orreries: citation *Telescopic concentric tubing, though the tubing is not a Meccano part.