catch pointn.

Brit.

/ˈkatʃ pɔɪnt/, U.S.

/ˈkætʃ ˌpɔɪnt/,

/ˈkɛtʃ ˌpɔɪnt/

Origin: Formed within English, by compounding. Etymons: catch v., point n.¹

Etymology: < catch v. + point n.¹

Railways.

Chiefly in plural. One of a pair of points arranged to derail a train, carriage, etc., that is running in the wrong direction, esp. downward on a gradient.

ΘΚΠ

society > travel > rail travel > railway system or organization > [noun] > track > points > types of

spring point1757

catch point1873

stub-switch1885

trap-point1885

trailing points1889

1873 Rep. Select Comm. Regulation Railways 44 in Parl. Papers (H.L. 148) XIV. 421 The interlocking system makes it absolutely certain that the catch point cannot be opened dangerously without the signals being set to warn the engine drivers.

1895 Daily News 7 Dec. 7/7 Catch points should be more clearly indicated.

1902 Encycl. Brit. XXXII. 144/2 A throw-off or derailing switch (‘catch-points’).

1936 Gloss. Terms Rly. Signalling (B.S.I.) 12 Catch points, trailing points provided on a rising gradient for the purpose of derailing a vehicle running back after breaking away.

2003 Stationary Engine Mag. Nov. 30/3 The inner groove is arranged to intersect the outer rather like catch points on railway tracks.

This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, December 2018; most recently modified version published online December 2021).

单词	catch point
释义	catch pointn. Brit. /ˈkatʃ pɔɪnt/, U.S. /ˈkætʃ ˌpɔɪnt/, /ˈkɛtʃ ˌpɔɪnt/ Origin: Formed within English, by compounding. Etymons: catch v., point n.¹ Etymology: < catch v. + point n.¹ Railways. Chiefly in plural. One of a pair of points arranged to derail a train, carriage, etc., that is running in the wrong direction, esp. downward on a gradient. ΘΚΠ society > travel > rail travel > railway system or organization > [noun] > track > points > types of spring point1757 catch point1873 stub-switch1885 trap-point1885 trailing points1889 1873 Rep. Select Comm. Regulation Railways 44 in Parl. Papers (H.L. 148) XIV. 421 The interlocking system makes it absolutely certain that the catch point cannot be opened dangerously without the signals being set to warn the engine drivers. 1895 Daily News 7 Dec. 7/7 Catch points should be more clearly indicated. 1902 Encycl. Brit. XXXII. 144/2 A throw-off or derailing switch (‘catch-points’). 1936 Gloss. Terms Rly. Signalling (B.S.I.) 12 Catch points, trailing points provided on a rising gradient for the purpose of derailing a vehicle running back after breaking away. 2003 Stationary Engine Mag. Nov. 30/3 The inner groove is arranged to intersect the outer rather like catch points on railway tracks. This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, December 2018; most recently modified version published online December 2021). < n.1873
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