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bullhead rail

bullhead rail noun: a type of rail, most commonly used in the United Kingdom (now obsolescent), with a head and foot similar in cross-section, that is supported in cast-iron chairs and secured in the chairs by wooden wedges (known as "keys") or steel springs.

bullhead rail: a type of rail, most commonly used in the United Kingdom (now obsolescent), with a head and foot...
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Noun

bullhead rail (plural bullhead rails)

  1. A type of rail, most commonly used in the United Kingdom (now obsolescent), with a head and foot similar in cross-section, that is supported in cast-iron chairs and secured in the chairs by wooden wedges (known as "keys") or steel springs.
    • With second-hand bullhead rail almost unobtainable, the NYMR has been forced to go for new flat-bottom rail and orders are being placed; 58 fb rails are already en route to the railway.1979 August, Michael Harris, “A line for all reasons: the North Yorkshire Moors Railway”, in Railway World, page 412
    • Network Rail has donated two miles of replaced bullhead rail from the Middlesbrough-Whitby line to the North Yorkshire Moors Railway for reuse or onward sale.2020 November 18, Howard Johnston, “Regional News: Eastern: Esk Valley”, in RAIL, page 26

Forms of bullhead rail

pluralbullhead rails

Questions about bullhead rail

What does bullhead rail mean?
Bullhead rail means a type of rail, most commonly used in the United Kingdom (now obsolescent), with a head and foot similar in cross-section, that is supported in cast-iron chairs and secured in the chairs by wooden wedges (known as "keys") or steel springs.
What part of speech is bullhead rail?
Bullhead rail is a noun.
What is the plural of bullhead rail?
The plural of bullhead rail is bullhead rails.

Words near bullhead rail in the dictionary

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  2. bullhead
  3. Bullhead City
  4. bullhead lilies
  5. bullhead lily
  6. bullhead rail
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  8. bullhead shark
  9. bullhead sharks
  10. bullheaded
  11. bullheadedly

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