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catch points

catch points noun: a set of points provided to derail rail vehicles out of control on a steep gradient.

Noun

catch points (plural catch points)

  1. (UK) A set of points provided to derail rail vehicles out of control on a steep gradient.
    • Many freights were not fully braked, and catch points were provided on steep gradients to derail runaway wagons. The points cost money to maintain and were a hassle when wrong-line working was needed. With the Settle-Carlisle Line available as an alternative, all catch points were removed over...2020 April 8, David Clough, “How the West Coast wiring war was won”, in Rail, page 63

Forms of catch points

pluralcatch points
alternative formcatchpoints

Questions about catch points

What does catch points mean?
Catch points means a set of points provided to derail rail vehicles out of control on a steep gradient.
What part of speech is catch points?
Catch points is a noun.
What is the plural of catch points?
The plural of catch points is catch points.

Words near catch points in the dictionary

  1. catch phrases
  2. catch pit
  3. catch pits
  4. catch plate
  5. catch plates
  6. catch points
  7. catch print
  8. catch red-handed
  9. catch rope
  10. catch ropes
  11. catch sight of

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