单词 | check-rail |
释义 | > as lemmascheck-rail check-rail n. Brit. /ˈtʃɛkreɪl/ , U.S. /ˈtʃɛkˌreɪl/ = guard-rail n. 2.ΘΚΠ society > travel > rail travel > railway system or organization > [noun] > track > types of rail bridge rail1759 rack rail1829 light rail1836 saddle rail1837 T rail1837 rack1847 foot rail1856 tooth-rail1862 U-rail1868 strap-rail1874 check-rail1876 cog-rail1884 1876 J. W. Barry Railway Appliances ii. 58 The extra rail, which is called a check rail, relieves the sideways pressure of the wheels. 1904 Daily Chron. 29 June 4/7 The..railwayman whose foot was wedged in a check-rail in front of an approaching train. 1906 Westm. Gaz. 3 July 5/1 The check-rail..—a rail laid..to minimise the danger of the curve. 1962 D. A. Boreham Narrow Gauge Railway Modelling ii. 20 For this reason the very greatest care should be taken with check-rails. < as lemmas |
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