Rattler (Noun)
Meaning 1
Pit viper with horny segments at the end of the tail that rattle when shaken.
Classification
Nouns denoting animals.
Synonyms
Hypernyms
Hyponyms
- Western Rattlesnake
- Massasauga
- Mojave Rattlesnake
- Ground Rattler
- Speckled Rattlesnake
- Western Diamondback
- Crotalus Atrox
- Tiger Rattlesnake
- Sistrurus Miliaris
- Diamondback
- Sistrurus Catenatus
- Crotalus Viridis
- Crotalus Adamanteus
- Crotalus Horridus Horridus
- Sidewinder
- Rock Rattlesnake
- Crotalus Cerastes
- Timber Rattlesnake
- Prairie Rattlesnake
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Meaning 2
A railroad train consisting of freight cars.
Classification
Nouns denoting man-made objects.
Examples
- The freight yard was bustling with activity as a rattler chugged in, carrying a cargo of lumber and steel.
- As the sun set over the horizon, a rattler rumbled into the station, its cars loaded with crates of fresh produce.
- The conductor blew the whistle as the rattler pulled out of the terminal, headed for the next town down the line.
- A massive rattler carrying a load of oil tankers stretched for miles, its engines belching smoke as it climbed the steep grade.
- As the rattler rattled and clanked its way across the tracks, the sound echoed across the countryside, a familiar sound to the rural residents.