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double track

double track noun: a section of railway line or tramline consisting of two parallel tracks, one being used in one direction and the other in the opposite direction.

Noun

double track

  1. A section of railway line or tramline consisting of two parallel tracks, one being used in one direction and the other in the opposite direction.
    • Between them, and fitted with the necessary turntables, capstans, and other appliances for transferring the small four-wheel carriages and vans from one track to another, were 14 tracks which converged outside the station into double-track through the Maiden Lane Tunnel, 528 yd. in length.1952 October, C. A. Johns, “One Hundred Years at Kings Cross—1”, in Railway Magazine, page 650

Questions about double track

What does double track mean?
Double track means a section of railway line or tramline consisting of two parallel tracks, one being used in one direction and the other in the opposite direction.
What part of speech is double track?
Double track is a noun.

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