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wagonway
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railline
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line
railroad track
metal
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coal drop
right of way
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branch line
replacing switch
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block signal
chord
shunter
break of gauge
running rail
on rails
triangle
running track
shunting
overtrack
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trainyard
tipple
cog railway
lineside
bond
diamond crossover
track
long-welded
heritage railway
runway
reversing siding
traverse table
side chain
rail
rails
bridge route
overline
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grab iron
rail yard
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top and tail
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noun
- railroad track having two movable rails and necessary connections; used to turn a train from one track to another or to store rolling stock
- control consisting of a mechanical or electrical or electronic device for making or breaking or changing the connections in a circuit
- an event in which one thing is substituted for another
- hairpiece consisting of a tress of false hair; used by women to give shape to a coiffure
- a flexible implement used as an instrument of punishment
- a basketball maneuver; two defensive players shift assignments so that each guards the player usually guarded by the other
- the act of changing one thing or position for another
verb
- change over, change around, as to a new order or sequence
- exchange or give (something) in exchange for
- lay aside, abandon, or leave for another
- make a shift in or exchange of
- cause to go on or to be engaged or set in operation
- flog with or as if with a flexible rod
- reverse (a direction, attitude, or course of action)
noun
- A place where moveable rails allow a train to switch tracks; a set of points.
- That which is prominently brought forward or exhibited; hence, an equipage.
- Net quantity of produce yielded.
- The number or proportion of people who attend or participate in an event (especially an election) or are present at a venue.
- A place to pull off a road.
- The act of putting out to pasture.
- The act of coming forth.
noun
- A railroad siding; a second, short railroad track just to the side of a railroad track, connected with the main track by a switch and used for unloading, bypassing, etc.
- A paved area at the side of a highway designated for drivers to stop in, for emergency parking, or where vehicles can wait, with larger lay-bys possibly having facilities like food vendors or public telephones.
- A method of retail purchase in which the selected goods are set aside and the customer pays for them in instalments, receiving them when fully paid; layaway.
- A widened section of a narrow river or canal, formed to one side so as to leave the channel free, for mooring of vessels, where vessels can lay over or allow others to pass.
verb
noun
noun
- A second, relatively short length of track just to the side of a railroad track, joined to the main track by switches at one or both ends, used either for unloading freight, or to allow two trains on a same track to meet (opposite directions) or pass (same direction); a railroad siding.
- An alternate train of thought, issue, topic, or activity, that is a deviation or distraction from the topic at hand or central activity, and secondary or subordinate in importance or effectiveness.
- Any auxiliary railroad track, as differentiated from a siding, that runs adjacent to the main track.
- A smaller tunnel or well drilled as an auxiliary off a main tunnel or well.
verb
- To divert (a locomotive or train) on to a lesser used track in order to allow other trains to pass.
- To deviate briefly from the topic at hand.
- To sideline; to push aside; to divert or distract from, reducing (something) to a secondary or subordinate position.
- To divert or distract (someone) from a main issue or course of action with an alternate or less relevant topic or activity; or, to use deliberate trickery or sly wordplay when talking to (a person) in order to avoid discussion of a subject.
noun
- A permanent track consisting of fixed metal rails to drive trains or similar motorized vehicles on.
- The transportation system comprising such tracks and vehicles fitted to travel on the rails, usually with several vehicles connected together in a train.
- A procedure conducted in haste without due consideration.
- A single, privately or publicly owned property comprising one or more such tracks and usually associated assets
verb
- To procedurally bully someone into an unfair agreement.
- To force characters to complete a task before allowing the plot to continue.
- To manipulate and hasten a procedure, as of formal approval of a law or resolution.
- To run fabric horizontally instead of the usual vertically.
- To travel by railroad.
- To engage in a hobby pertaining to railroads.
- To operate a railroad.
- To work for a railroad.
- To transport via railroad.
- To convict of a crime by circumventing due process.
noun
- A group of railway tracks running parallel, allowing one track to be used for each direction (a double-track railway line), or allowing segregation of fast trains from stopping trains (a four-track railway line).
- A railway track; a pair of rails on which a railway train runs.
- An organization that runs a railroad.
noun
- A railway or (UK, rail transport) a single railway track.
- A partly sheltered area of water near a shore in which vessels may ride at anchor; a roadstead.
- A path chosen in life or career.
- A way or route.
- A way used for travelling between places, originally one wide enough to allow foot passengers and horses to travel, now (US) usually one surfaced with asphalt or concrete and designed to accommodate many vehicles travelling in both directions. In the UK both senses are heard: a country road is the same as a country lane.
- Roads in general as a means of travel, especially by motor vehicle.
- An underground tunnel in a mine.
adj
noun
- A railroad switch.
- The attitude assumed by a pointer dog when he finds game.
- A focus of conversation or consideration; the main idea.
- A particular moment in an event or occurrence; a juncture.
- Pointedness of speech or writing; a penetrating or decisive quality of expression.
- A tine or snag of an antler.
- Each of the main directions on a compass, usually considered to be 32 in number; a direction.
- A topic of discussion or debate; a proposition.
- A decimal point (now especially when reading decimal fractions aloud).
- A spot to which a straight run is made; hence, a straight run from point to point; a cross-country run.
- A peninsula or promontory.
- The position of the player of each side who stands a short distance in front of the goalkeeper.
- Any projecting extremity of an object.
- A full stop or other terminal punctuation mark.
- A specific location or place, seen as a spatial position.
- The position at the front or vanguard of an advancing force.
- A distinguishing quality or characteristic.
- a unit of measure equal to 1/12 of a pica, or approximately 1/72 of an inch (exactly 1/72 of an inch in the digital era).
- Each of the marks or strokes written above letters, especially in Semitic languages, to indicate vowels, stress etc.
- A purpose or objective, which makes something meaningful.
- Either of the two metal surfaces in a distributor which close or open to allow or prevent the flow of current through the ignition coil. There is usually a moving point, pushed by the distributor cam, and a fixed point, and they are built together as a unit.
- An object which has a sharp or tapering tip.
- A unit of measure for rain, equal to 0.254 mm or 0.01 of an inch.
- An operational or public leadership position in a risky endeavor.
- The difference between two points of the compass.
- Something tiny, as a pinprick; a very small mark.
- An electric power socket.
- A movement executed with the sabre or foil.
- A unit of scoring in a game or competition.
- An individual element in a larger whole; a particular detail, thought, or quality.
- An area of contrasting colour on an animal, especially a dog; a marking.
- A short piece of cordage used in reefing sails.
- The act of pointing, as of the foot downward in certain dance positions.
- A dot or mark used to designate certain tones or time. In ancient music, it distinguished or characterized certain tones or styles (points of perfection, of augmentation, etc.). In modern music, it is placed on the right of a note to raise its value, or prolong its time, by one half.
- The sharp tip of an object.
- A string or lace used to tie together certain garments.
- A unit used to express differences in prices of stocks and shares.
- The perpendicular rising of a hawk over the place where its prey has gone into cover.
- A note; a tune.
- A zero-dimensional mathematical object representing a location in one or more dimensions; something considered to have position but no magnitude or direction.
- The position of the pitcher and catcher.
- The gesture of extending the index finger in a direction in order to indicate something.
- A fielding position square of the wicket on the off side, between gully and cover.
- Each of the twelve triangular positions in either table of a backgammon board, on which the stones are played.
- A tenth; formerly also a twelfth.
- One of the several different parts of the escutcheon.
- Lace worked by the needle.
- A unit of bearing equal to one thirty-second of a circle, i.e. 11.25°.
verb
- To give a point to; to sharpen; to cut, forge, grind, or file to an acute end.
- To repair mortar.
- To direct toward an object; to aim.
- To direct the central processing unit to seek information at a certain location in memory.
- To draw attention to something or indicate a direction.
- To face in a particular direction.
- To separate an integer from a decimal with a decimal point.
- To extend the index finger in the direction of something in order to show where it is or to draw attention to it.
- To indicate the presence of game by a fixed and steady look, as certain hunting dogs do.
- To mark with diacritics.
- To direct or encourage (someone) in a particular direction.
- To direct requests sent to a domain name to the IP address corresponding to that domain name.
- To fill up and finish the joints of (a wall), by introducing additional cement or mortar, and bringing it to a smooth surface.
- To indicate a probability of something.
- To cut, as a surface, with a pointed tool.
- To sail close to the wind.
- To approximate to the surface; to head.
noun
- A railway track on a steep slope in a zigzag formation, in which a train travels in a reverse direction at each switch.
- A railway track on which there are steep ascents and descents, a train moving partially or fully by the force of gravity using the momentum generated when descending to travel up an ascending part of the track; especially (Britain, dated), such a track built for fun rides at an amusement park; a type of rollercoaster.
- A sharp bend in a path or road which causes a traveller to almost reverse their direction of travel, especially one of a series of such bends on an incline; a hairpin bend; also a path or road having such a series of bends.
- A flight path consisting of a series of steep ascents and descents, generally flown as a stunt.
- A path or road having a series of steep ascents and descents.
verb
noun
verb
- To move from one end of the consist to the other, so as to pull the train in the opposite direction.
- Used other than figuratively or idiomatically: see run, around.
- To change one's position on the court to hit a forehand rather than a backhand, or vice versa.
- To cheat; to be unfaithful to a romantic partner.
- To be very busy doing many different things.
- To go from place to place.
noun
verb
- To align (one or more switches) to direct a train onto a particular track.
- To reinforce (the back of a book) with glue and glued scrap material such as fabric or paper.
- To mark with a line or lines; to cover with lines.
- To fill or supply (something), as a purse with money.
- To place persons or things along the side of for security or defense; to strengthen by adding; to fortify.
- To place (objects) into a line (usually used with "up"); to form into a line; to align.
- To read or repeat line by line.
- To form a line along.
- To track (wild bees) to their nest by following their line of flight.
- To hit a line drive; to hit a line drive which is caught for an out. Compare fly and ground.
- To measure.
- To cover the inner surface of (something), originally especially with linen.
noun
- A circle of latitude or of longitude, as represented on a map.
- A sentence of dialogue, especially in a play, movie, or the like.
- A set of positions in a team which play in a similar position on the field; in a traditional team, consisting of three players and acting as one of six such sets in the team.
- A verse (in poetry).
- One fortieth of an inch.
- The goal line.
- An edge of a graph.
- A series of notes forming a certain part (such as the bass or melody) of a greater work.
- An infinitely extending one-dimensional figure that has no curvature; one that has length but not breadth or thickness.
- A maxwell, a unit of magnetic flux.
- The equator.
- A vascular catheter.
- A written or printed row of letters, words, numbers, or other text, especially a row of words extending across a page or column, or a blank in place of such text.
- A particular path taken by a vehicle when driving a bend or corner in the road.
- A long tape or ribbon marked with units for measuring; a tape measure.
- The position in which the fencers hold their swords.
- a set composed of a spike, a drip chamber, a clamp, a Y-injection site, a three-way stopcock and a catheter.
- A hose or pipe, of any size.
- A letter, a written form of communication.
- A line segment; a continuous finite segment of such a figure.
- A trench or rampart, or the non-physical demarcation of the extent of the territory occupied by specified forces.
- A connected series of public conveyances, as a roadbed or railway track; and hence, an established arrangement for forwarding merchandise, etc.
- A threadlike crease or wrinkle marking the face, hand, or body; hence, a characteristic mark.
- A more-or-less straight sequence of people, objects, etc., either arranged as a queue or column and often waiting to be processed or dealt with, or arranged abreast of one another in a row (and contrasted with a column), as in a military formation.
- The regular infantry of an army, as distinguished from militia, guards, volunteer corps, cavalry, artillery, etc.
- A lie or exaggeration, especially one told to gain another's approval or prevent losing it.
- A tsarist-era Russian unit of measure, approximately equal to one tenth of an English inch, used especially when measuring the calibre of firearms.
- A population of cells derived from a single cell and containing the same genetic makeup.
- The official, stated position (or set of positions) of an individual or group, particularly a political or religious faction.
- Direction, path.
- A group of people born in a certain year (liners).
- Proper relative position or adjustment (of parts, not as to design or proportion, but with reference to smooth working).
- The batter's box.
- A series or succession of ancestors or descendants of a given person; a family or race; compare lineage.
- The exterior limit of a figure or territory: a boundary, contour, or outline; a demarcation.
- That which was measured by a line, such as a field or any piece of land set apart; hence, allotted place of abode.
- Course of conduct, thought, occupation, or policy; method of argument; department of industry, trade, or intellectual activity.
- A rope, cord, string, or thread, of any thickness.
- Any of an ill-defined set of units of length, varying according to the country, discipline, industry, and date of application, commonly with no indication of the intended magnitude
- One of the straight horizontal and parallel prolonged strokes on and between which the notes are placed.
- The wire connecting one telegraphic station with another, a telephone or internet cable between two points: a telephone or network connection.
- One sixteenth of an inch.
- One twelfth of an inch.
- A path through two or more points (compare ‘segment’); a continuous mark, including as made by a pen; any path, curved or straight.
- A clothesline.
- The horizontal path of a ball towards the batsman (see also length).
- Information about or understanding of something. (Mostly restricted to the expressions get a line on, have a line on, and give a line on.)
- Lineament; feature; figure (of one's body).
- A number of shares taken by a jobber.
- A small path-shaped portion or serving of a powdery illegal drug, especially cocaine.
- A group of forwards that play together.
- A set of products or services sold by a business, or by extension, the business itself.
noun
- The rails of a railway.
- A category of rock music encompassing a number of genres (including thrash metal, death metal, heavy metal, etc.) characterized by strong drum-beats and distorted guitars.
- Molten glass that is to be blown or moulded to form objects.
- The actual airline operating a flight, rather than any of the codeshare operators.
- Crushed rock, stones etc. used to make a road.
- Any of a number of chemical elements in the periodic table that form a metallic bond with other metal atoms; generally shiny, somewhat malleable and hard, often a conductor of heat and electricity.
- A light tincture used in a coat of arms, specifically argent (white or silver) and or (gold).
- Any material with similar physical properties, such as an alloy.
- The ore from which a metal is derived.
- An element which was not directly created after the Big Bang but instead formed through nuclear reactions; any element other than hydrogen and helium.
- The effective power or calibre of guns carried by a vessel of war.
verb
adj
verb
- To move something (usually a railway line) sideways.
- To insert extra ticks or skip some ticks of a clock to slowly correct its time.
- To rotate or turn something about its axis.
- To pivot.
- simple past tense of slay
- To veer a vehicle.
- To skid.
- To make a public mockery of someone through insult or wit.
noun
noun
- The area modified for passage of a railway; often specifically the railbed and tracks.
- A legal easement granted for the construction of a roadway, railway, power line, or other utilities.
- A legal right of passage over another's land or pathways.
- The right to proceed first in traffic, on land, on water or in the air. Also in metaphorical senses.
- Land on which a right of way exists.
- The priority granted to the first person to properly execute an attack.
noun
- A section of subsidiary railway track that interconnects two primary tracks that cross at different levels, to permit traffic to flow between them.
- A straight line between two points of a curve.
- The distance between the leading and trailing edge of a wing, measured in the direction of the normal airflow.
- A keyboard shortcut that involves two or more distinct keypresses, such as Ctrl+M followed by P.
- An imaginary line from the luff of a sail to its leech.
- A harmonic set of three or more notes that is heard as if sounding simultaneously.
- A horizontal member of a truss.
- A cord.
- An edge that is not part of a cycle but connects two vertices of the cycle.
- The string of a musical instrument.
verb
noun
- A triangular formation of railway tracks, with a curve on at least one side.
- A set square.
- The structure of systems composed with three interrelated objects.
- A triangular piece of equipment used for gathering the balls into the formation required by the game being played.
- A draughtsman's square in the form of a right-angled triangle.
- A polygon with three sides and three angles.
- A love triangle.
- A frame formed of three poles stuck in the ground and united at the top, to which people were bound when undergoing corporal punishment.
- Any of various large papilionid butterflies of the genus Graphium.
- A percussion instrument made by forming a metal rod into a triangular shape which is open at one angle. It is suspended from a string and hit with a metal bar to make a resonant sound.
noun
- The manipulation of railway rolling stock into different combinations or onto different tracks.
- The connection of an electrical component in parallel with another, the current being divided between them.
- Arbitrage conducted between certain local markets without the necessity of the exchange involved in foreign arbitrage.
noun
noun
- A heavy copper wire or rod connecting adjacent rails of an electric railway track when used as a part of the electric circuit.
- An emotional link, connection or union; that which holds two or more people together, as in a friendship; a tie.
- A link or force between neighbouring atoms in a molecule.
- Evidence of a long-term debt, by which the bond issuer (the borrower) is obliged to pay interest when due, and repay the principal at maturity, as specified on the face of the bond certificate. The rights of the holder are specified in the bond indenture, which contains the legal terms and conditions under which the bond was issued. Bonds are available in two forms: registered bonds, and bearer bonds.
- A physical connection which binds, a band.
- A peasant; churl.
- A binding agreement, a covenant.
- Moral or political duty or obligation.
- A partial payment made to show a provider that the customer is sincere about buying a product or a service. If the product or service is not purchased the customer then forfeits the bond.
- In building, a specific pattern of bricklaying, based on overlapping rows or layers to give strength.
- A bail bond.
- A documentary obligation to pay a sum or to perform a contract; a debenture.
- A vassal; serf; one held in bondage to a superior.
- Any constraining or cementing force or material.
- A mortgage.
verb
- To cause to adhere (one material with another).
- To guarantee or secure a financial risk.
- To lay bricks in a specific pattern.
- To bail out by means of a bail bond.
- To make a reliable electrical connection between two conductors (or any pieces of metal that may potentially become conductors).
- To form a friendship or emotional connection.
- To connect, secure or tie with a bond; to bind.
- To put in a bonded warehouse; to secure (goods) until the associated duties are paid.
- To form a chemical compound with.
adj
noun
- a bar or pair of parallel bars of rolled steel making the railway along which railroad cars or other vehicles can roll
- a line or route along which something travels or moves
- evidence pointing to a possible solution
- a pair of parallel rails providing a runway for wheels
- a course over which races are run
- a distinct selection of music from a recording or a compact disc
- an endless metal belt on which tracked vehicles move over the ground
- (computer science) one of the circular magnetic paths on a magnetic disk that serve as a guide for writing and reading data
- a groove on a phonograph recording
- any road or path affording passage especially a rough one
- the act of participating in an athletic competition involving running on a track
verb
noun
- a bar or pair of parallel bars of rolled steel making the railway along which railroad cars or other vehicles can roll
- a chute down which logs can slide
- a narrow platform extending from the stage into the audience in a theater or nightclub etc.
- a strip of level paved surface where planes can take off and land
noun
- A platform with one or more tracks, and arranged to move laterally on wheels, for shifting cars, etc., from one line of track to another.
- A table by means of which the difference of latitude and departure corresponding to any given course and distance may be found by inspection. It contains the lengths of the two sides of a right-angled triangle, usually for every quarter of a degree of angle, and for lengths of the hypotenuse, from 1 to 100.
noun
- On some railways, a chain fitted on both sides of a centre coupler or buffer at each end of a rail vehicle, which has a hook for connection to a corresponding chain on the next vehicle in a train.
- Auxiliary audio input fed to a synthesizer etc. and used to selectively trigger an effect.
- That part of a molecule attached to some core structure; a radical.
- A separate blockchain attached to a parent blockchain (mainchain) to extend its functionalities.
- Any of the variable parts of amino acids that extend from the peptide backbone in proteins; they are referred to as R-groups, which branch off the backbone at the alpha carbon (Cα).
verb
noun
- a bar or pair of parallel bars of rolled steel making the railway along which railroad cars or other vehicles can roll
- a barrier consisting of a horizontal bar and supports
- short for railway
- a horizontal bar (usually of wood or metal)
- any of numerous widely distributed small wading birds of the family Rallidae having short wings and very long toes for running on soft mud
verb
noun
- A compact, narrow-gauge locomotive used for moving construction trains, switching, etc.
- A specialized piece of film equipment resembling a little cart on which a camera is mounted.
- In pile driving, a block interposed between the head of the pile and the ram of the driver.
- A marker placed on the winning number by the dealer at roulette.
- An offering of fruit or flowers.
- A small truck with a single wide roller used for moving heavy beams, columns, etc., in bridge building.
- A disc with downward legs and a vertical handle, used for agitating laundry.
- A tool with an indented head for shaping the head of a rivet.
- A doll.
- A roughly cylindrical wooden object used as a base when molding pie crust.
- A device turned on a vertical axis by a handle or a winch, giving a circular motion to ore being washed.
- A young woman, especially one who is frivolous or vapid.
- A small truck without means of steering, to be slipped under a load.
adj
verb
noun
- A pair of switches and a short, diagonal length of track which together connect two parallel tracks and allow passage between them.
- A blend of multiple styles of music or multiple film genres, intended to appeal to a wider audience.
- A move in sports that involves crossing one hand or foot in front of another, as in ice skating.
- The point at which the relative humidity is less than, or equal to, the ambient air temperature.
- The means by which the crossing is made.
- An SUV-like automobile built on a passenger car platform, e.g. the Pontiac Torrent.
- A piece of fiction that borrows elements from two or more fictional universes.
- An athlete or swimmer who has competed in more than one of open water swimming, pool swimming, triathlon, and endurance sports.
- A place where one thing crosses over another.
- The result of the exchange of genetic material during meiosis.
- A crossover dribble.
adj
verb
- To provide (a train) with a locomotive at each end, for ease of reversal.
- To remove the top and bottom of (an item), for example when preparing carrots for cooking.
- To set the limits of (an audio tape recording, a digital video file, etc.) by adding physical markers or by trimming unwanted portions.
- To bathe (a small child) in a minimal way by wiping its face and bottom.
- To add to the beginning and end of (something), such as the salutation and valediction added to a letter.
noun
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