wye

Significado (English)

Noun

1. The name of the Latin-script letter Y/y.
2. A Y-shaped object: a wye level, wye-connected. Especially a Y-shaped connection of three sections of road or railroad track.

Verb

1. To make something into a wye (letter Y) shape.
2. To reverse the direction of a train using a wye.

Synonyms

Y

Y

y

y

tee bend

yoke

tee fitting

tee joint

tee branch

radial

tee conneetion

star

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Pronúnciase como (IPA)

/ˈwaɪ/

Etymology (English)

Attested as wi c. 1200. Of uncertain origin. Perhaps borrowed from Old French ui or gui.