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flangeways

flangeways is the plural of flangeway.

Meaning of flangeway

Noun

flangeway (plural flangeways)

  1. (historical) An early type of railway that used flanged rails rather than flanged wheels.
  2. The gap in road surfaces, running rails at rails at junctions, etc, that allows the wheel flange of a rail vehicle to pass.
    • The factors in determining the width of flangeways between check rails and the main rail are the thickness of the wheel flange and the clearance allowed […]1895, Tables and Diagrams of Switches and Crossings: A Handy Platelayer's Guide, 3rd edition, Bemrose and Sons, Flangeway clearance, page 22
    Synonyms:
    groove

Questions about flangeways

What is flangeways the plural of?
Flangeways is the plural of flangeway.

Words near flangeways in the dictionary

  1. flangers
  2. flanges
  3. flangetail
  4. flangetails
  5. flangeway
  6. flangeways
  7. flanging
  8. flangings
  9. flangs
  10. Flanigan
  11. Flanigans

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