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branch lines

branch lines is the plural of branch line.

Meaning of branch line

Noun

branch line (plural branch lines)

  1. A secondary railroad route or one subsidiary to a railroad's mainlines.
    • But the states were generally concerned with the location of trunk lines and left it to cities and counties to worry about branch lines.1987, William H. Rehnquist, The Supreme Court
  2. A non-through line which joins a mainline (or another branch or secondary line) and ends at a terminus.
    • This is itself a cheerless spot, particularly on a rainy day, when, overshadowed by the great massif of rock that towers in the background, and surrounded by the grey and cheerless quarries, it has a depressing character much in contrast with the green verdure encountered on the northern end of...1954 August, H. M. Madgwick, “The Blaenau Festiniog Tunnel”, in Railway Magazine, page 569

Questions about branch lines

What is branch lines the plural of?
Branch lines is the plural of branch line.

Words near branch lines in the dictionary

  1. branch cut
  2. branch cuts
  3. Branch Davidian
  4. Branch Davidians
  5. branch line
  6. branch lines
  7. branch manager
  8. branch managers
  9. branch of government
  10. branch off
  11. branch office

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