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  • 31track — I. n. 1. Footprint, footmark, footstep, trace, vestige. 2. Trail, wake, trace. 3. Course, way, road, path, pathway, beaten path. 4. Lines of rails (on a railway). II. v. a. Follow (by a track), trace, trail, pursue, chase …

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  • 32track — [[t]træk[/t]] n. 1) rai a pair of parallel lines of rails with their crossties, on which a railroad train, trolley, or the like runs 2) a wheel rut 3) evidence, as a mark or a series of marks, that something has passed 4) Usu., tracks. footprints …

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  • 33diamond point — /ˈdaɪmənd pɔɪnt/ (say duymuhnd poynt) noun 1. a tool tipped with diamond, used in engraving. 2. (plural) the set of points where two lines of rails intersect obliquely without communicating …

  • 34railroad — /rayl rohd /, n. 1. a permanent road laid with rails, commonly in one or more pairs of continuous lines forming a track or tracks, on which locomotives and cars are run for the transportation of passengers, freight, and mail. 2. an entire system… …

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  • 35Railroad switch — For other uses, see Switch (disambiguation). A right hand railroad switch with point indicator pointing to right …

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  • 36Third rail — For other uses, see Third rail (disambiguation). Third rail at the West Falls Church Metro station near Washington, D.C., electrified at 750 volts. The third rail is at the top of the image, with a white canopy above it. The two lower rails… …

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  • 37Dual gauge — Track gauge by size Broad gauge Sta …

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  • 38Glossary of rail terminology — Rail transport Operations Track Maintenance High speed Gauge Stations …

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  • 39Rail profile — Rail from 1896 Cross sections of flat bottomed which can rest directly …

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  • 40steel — steellike, adj. /steel/, n. 1. any of various modified forms of iron, artificially produced, having a carbon content less than that of pig iron and more than that of wrought iron, and having qualities of hardness, elasticity, and strength varying …

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