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collector shoes

collector shoes is the plural of collector shoe.

Meaning of collector shoe

Noun

collector shoe (plural collector shoes)

  1. A current collector on an electric train or locomotive which is in contact with the live rail.
    • The collector shoes are automatically retracted when the electric handle is moved from "service off" to "lock off".1962 June, “The design of the S.R. electro-diesels”, in Modern Railways, page 393
    Synonyms:
    contact shoe

Questions about collector shoes

What is collector shoes the plural of?
Collector shoes is the plural of collector shoe.

Words near collector shoes in the dictionary

  1. collector lane
  2. collector lanes
  3. collector road
  4. collector roads
  5. collector shoe
  6. collector shoes
  7. collector street
  8. collector streets
  9. collector's edition
  10. collector's editions
  11. collector's item

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