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backshunts

backshunts is the plural of backshunt.

Meaning of backshunt

Noun

backshunt (plural backshunts)

  1. (UK) A section of railway track which gives access to a siding (or another section of railway line) only by reversing direction; also a train movement which uses such track.
    • Another peculiarity of this branch is that, like the Chard line, it has no direct connection with the main line, a backshunt into a siding being necessary before this can be reached.1939 December, John D. Hewitt, “Some Notable British Main Lines: II. Salisbury and Exeter, S.R.”, in Railway Magazine, page 412

Questions about backshunts

What is backshunts the plural of?
Backshunts is the plural of backshunt.

Words near backshunts in the dictionary

  1. backshots
  2. backshotted
  3. backshotten
  4. backshotting
  5. backshunt
  6. backshunts
  7. backside
  8. backside throw
  9. backsidedness
  10. backsides
  11. backsie

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