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RACK RAILWAY
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Dictionary entry overview: What does rack railway mean?
• RACK RAILWAY (noun)
The noun RACK 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: RACK RAILWAY used as a noun is very rare.
Dictionary entry details
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 ("rack 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)
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