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detector bars

detector bars is the plural of detector bar.

Meaning of detector bar

Noun

detector bar (plural detector bars)

  1. A bar, connected with a switch, longer than the distance between any two consecutive wheels of a train, laid inside a rail and operated by the wheels so that the switch cannot be thrown until the entire train has passed the switch.

Questions about detector bars

What is detector bars the plural of?
Detector bars is the plural of detector bar.

Words near detector bars in the dictionary

  1. detectivity
  2. detectograph
  3. detectographs
  4. detector
  5. detector bar
  6. detector bars
  7. detector van
  8. detector vans
  9. detectoring
  10. detectorism
  11. detectorist

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