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bullhead rails

bullhead rails is the plural of bullhead rail.

Meaning of bullhead rail

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

Questions about bullhead rails

What is bullhead rails the plural of?
Bullhead rails is the plural of bullhead rail.

Words near bullhead rails in the dictionary

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

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