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Decauville

Decauville noun: a railway/railroad consisting of ready-made sections of light, narrow-gauge track fastened to steel sleepers, able to be disassembled and transported easily.

Noun

Decauville (plural Decauvilles)

  1. (attributive, often) A railway/railroad consisting of ready-made sections of light, narrow-gauge track fastened to steel sleepers, able to be disassembled and transported easily.

Forms of Decauville

pluralDecauvilles

Origin of Decauville

The manufacturing company was founded by Paul Decauville (1846–1922).

Questions about Decauville

What does Decauville mean?
Decauville means a railway/railroad consisting of ready-made sections of light, narrow-gauge track fastened to steel sleepers, able to be disassembled and transported easily.
What part of speech is Decauville?
Decauville is a noun.
What is the plural of Decauville?
The plural of Decauville is Decauvilles.

Words near Decauville in the dictionary

  1. decausativizations
  2. decausativize
  3. decausativized
  4. decausativizes
  5. decausativizing
  6. Decauville
  7. Decauvilles
  8. decavalent
  9. decavanadate
  10. decavanadates
  11. decaversaries

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