Frequently in plural. A bar or continuous line of bars (originally of wood, now usually of metal) laid on or near the ground, typically in pairs, to…
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释义 | society > travel > means of travel > route or way > way, path, or track > road laid with parallel planks, slabs, or rails > [noun] > laid with rails > rail (18) rail?1608 Frequently in plural. A bar or continuous line of bars (originally of wood, now usually of metal) laid on or near the ground, typically in pairs, to… turn-plate1797 †(a) a curved plate-rail; (b) = turntable, n. 1. gully1800 An iron tram-plate or -rail. plate rail1801 (a) a flat rail with a raised flange, as used in a plate railway (= sense 20); (also) a flat metal strip fixed to the top of a wooden rail; (b) a… plate1807 An early form of rail for a railway or tramway, consisting of a flat strip of iron or steel with a projecting flange to retain the wheels (cf. pla… tram-plate1807 One of the flat or flanged iron plates used in forming early tramways (in mines or above ground), instead of the wooden or stone ‘trams’ previously… tramway plate1825 a plate-rail, = tram-plate, n. track-rail1877 the rail on which the wheels run, as distinct from a guide-rail or the like. Subcategories:— turned-up end of (2) — set or line of (3) — movable rail at junction (4) — beam supporting rails (1) |
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