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dive-under

dive-under noun: a railway junction where at least one track passes under other lines instead of crossing them on the same level, in order to avoid conflicting movements; an underpass.

Noun

dive-under (plural dive-unders)

  1. A railway junction where at least one track passes under other lines instead of crossing them on the same level, in order to avoid conflicting movements; an underpass.
    • Services from Heathrow would use the existing Byfleet Junction, enabling trains to join the slow line of the South Western Main Line to Woking. The junction already has a dive-under.2019 November 20, “Government delays Heathrow rail to consider other modes”, in Rail, page 25

Forms of dive-under

pluraldive-unders

Questions about dive-under

What does dive-under mean?
Dive-under means a railway junction where at least one track passes under other lines instead of crossing them on the same level, in order to avoid conflicting movements; an underpass.
What part of speech is dive-under?
Dive-under is a noun.
What is the plural of dive-under?
The plural of dive-under is dive-unders.

Words near dive-under in the dictionary

  1. dive support vessels
  2. dive-bomb
  3. dive-bombed
  4. dive-bombing
  5. dive-bombs
  6. dive-under
  7. dive-unders
  8. diveable
  9. divebomb
  10. divebombed
  11. divebomber

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