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block sections

block sections is the plural of block section.

Meaning of block section

Noun

block section (plural block sections)

  1. In railway signalling, a section of track on which, in normal circumstances, only one train is allowed at one time.
    • "Permissive" working allows more than one train to be in a block section at one time but trains must be run at low speed in order to stop on sight behind the train in front. Such working is often authorised to allow freight trains to "bunch" together to await a path through a bottleneck instead of...1962 October, “Talking of Trains: The collisions at Connington”, in Modern Railways, page 232

Questions about block sections

What is block sections the plural of?
Block sections is the plural of block section.

Words near block sections in the dictionary

  1. block printers
  2. block printing
  3. block scope
  4. block scopes
  5. block section
  6. block sections
  7. block signal
  8. block signals
  9. block system
  10. block systems
  11. block tackle

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