单词 | facing points |
释义 | > as lemmasfacing points facing points n. Railways a set of points where lines diverge as seen from an approaching train; contrasted with trailing points. ΚΠ 1846 Times 12 May 8/6 Knowing the danger arising from facing points, I felt sure they must have been in some way connected with the accident. 1886 Encycl. Brit. XX. 238 Many accidents have been caused to trains by facing-points..turning the train unexpectedly into a siding. 2007 Birmingham Post (Nexis) 27 Feb. 5 Investigation of the lock and stretcher bars in the facing points at Lambrigg crossover showed that one of three stretcher bars was missing. < as lemmas |
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