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crossrails

crossrails is the plural of crossrail.

Meaning of crossrail

Noun

crossrail (plural crossrails)

  1. A rail that goes across something.
    • The stroke of the planer is remarkably uniform, the reverse taking place at the same the same screws which carry the crossrail.1905 March 2, The Iron Trade Review, volume 38, page 70
  2. (UK) A commuter rail line that crosses a major city through a tunnel and which continues for a significant distance into the surrounding areas, generally with relatively high speeds and widely spaced stations compared to an underground or metro.
    • A crossrail link to Aberdeen and Stonehaven is planned.2004, Bernard Ingham, Gerry Hassan, The Political Guide to Modern Scotland: People, Places and Power, Politico's Publishing

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Questions about crossrails

What is crossrails the plural of?
Crossrails is the plural of crossrail.

Words near crossrails in the dictionary

  1. crossprotection
  2. crossprotections
  3. crossquantilogram
  4. crossquantilograms
  5. crossrail
  6. crossrails
  7. crossrange
  8. crossratio
  9. crossratios
  10. crossreact
  11. crossreacted

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