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dead section

dead section noun: part of a neutral section.

Noun

dead section (plural dead sections)

  1. Part of a neutral section.
    • A new glass fibre insulating section will ultimately equip all neutral sections, simplifying maintenance work and greatly reducing the length of dead sections.1962 March, “Talking of Trains: The future of B.R. a.c. traction”, in Modern Railways, page 148

Forms of dead section

pluraldead sections

Questions about dead section

What does dead section mean?
Dead section means part of a neutral section.
What part of speech is dead section?
Dead section is a noun.
What is the plural of dead section?
The plural of dead section is dead sections.

Words near dead section in the dictionary

  1. dead run
  2. dead sea
  3. Dead Sea apple
  4. Dead Sea apples
  5. Dead Sea effect
  6. dead section
  7. dead sections
  8. dead set
  9. dead set against
  10. dead sets
  11. dead shot

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