COG RAILWAY

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 Dictionary entry overview: What does cog railway mean? 

• COG RAILWAY (noun)
  The noun COG RAILWAY has 1 sense:

1. railway for steep mountains; a cogwheel on the locomotive engages cogs on a center rail to provide traction

  Familiarity information: COG RAILWAY used as a noun is very rare.

 Dictionary entry details 

• COG RAILWAY (noun)

Sense 1

Meaning:

Railway for steep mountains; a cogwheel on the locomotive engages cogs on a center rail to provide traction

Classified under:

Nouns denoting man-made objects

Synonyms:

cog railway; rack railway

Hypernyms ("cog railway" is a kind of...):

railroad; railroad line; railway; railway line; railway system (line that is the commercial organization responsible for operating a system of transportation for trains that pull passengers or freight)