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end-on

end-on adjective: of a link between the tracks of two railway companies that meet end on, forming a through line, at a point called an end-on junction.

Adjective

end-on (not comparable)

  1. Of a link between the tracks of two railway companies that meet end on, forming a through line, at a point called an end-on junction.
    • Beyond the station an end-on junction was made with the L.N.W.R., which worked most of the M. & C. trains on to Workington and Whitehaven.1939 December, “Notes on the Maryport & Carlisle Railway”, in Railway Magazine, page 417

Questions about end-on

What does end-on mean?
End-on means of a link between the tracks of two railway companies that meet end on, forming a through line, at a point called an end-on junction.
What part of speech is end-on?
End-on is an adjective.

Words near end-on in the dictionary

  1. end-of-lifes
  2. end-of-lifing
  3. end-of-pier
  4. end-of-the-pier
  5. end-of-the-world
  6. end-on
  7. end-on-end
  8. end-organ
  9. end-organs
  10. End-Permian Extinction
  11. end-product

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