sidebuffer

Etymology

From side + buffer.

sidebuffer means A buffer mounted at the side, in particular on each side of each end of a rail vehicle. Lexicurio rates it Sui generis — a strength score of 95 out of 100.

noun

A buffer mounted at the side, in particular on each side of each end of a rail vehicle.“Constructional features of the railbus include the use of rubber suspension for axlebox/underframe and underframe/body mountings, the use of B.U.T. power transmission equipment, many components of which are interchangeable with those on British Railways standard railcars, power-operated sliding doors, and an absence of normal sidebuffers or drawgear.”