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axle counter

axle counter noun: a safety device fitted to railway track which counts the axles in a train as it passes over it. A check is carried out when the train passes the next axle counter to make sure the train is still complete.

Noun

axle counter (plural axle counters)

  1. A safety device fitted to railway track which counts the axles in a train as it passes over it. A check is carried out when the train passes the next axle counter to make sure the train is still complete.
    • Twenty-seven axle counters have been installed on the 49-mile East Suffolk Line, to improve level crossing safety and reduce waiting times at user-worked crossings. The Lowestoft-Ipswich line has 28 user-worked crossing/footpath level crossings where the signaller must give permission for people to...2020 June 17, “Network News: Signalling upgrade in East Suffolk”, in Rail, page 21

Forms of axle counter

pluralaxle counters

Questions about axle counter

What does axle counter mean?
Axle counter means a safety device fitted to railway track which counts the axles in a train as it passes over it. A check is carried out when the train passes the next axle counter to make sure the train is still complete.
What part of speech is axle counter?
Axle counter is a noun.
What is the plural of axle counter?
The plural of axle counter is axle counters.

Words near axle counter in the dictionary

  1. AXJ
  2. Axl
  3. axle
  4. axle box
  5. axle boxes
  6. axle counter
  7. axle counters
  8. axle guard
  9. axle guards
  10. axle hitch
  11. axle hitches

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