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flying meet

flying meet noun: the carefully-timed situation in which two opposing trains on a nominally single-track line meet at a siding and are able to pass each other without stopping, because they have reached the siding simultaneously.

Noun

flying meet (plural flying meets)

  1. The carefully-timed situation in which two opposing trains on a nominally single-track line meet at a siding and are able to pass each other without stopping, because they have reached the siding simultaneously.

Forms of flying meet

pluralflying meets

Questions about flying meet

What does flying meet mean?
Flying meet means the carefully-timed situation in which two opposing trains on a nominally single-track line meet at a siding and are able to pass each other without stopping, because they have reached the siding simultaneously.
What part of speech is flying meet?
Flying meet is a noun.
What is the plural of flying meet?
The plural of flying meet is flying meets.

Words near flying meet in the dictionary

  1. flying low
  2. flying machine
  3. flying machines
  4. flying mare
  5. flying mares
  6. flying meet
  7. flying meets
  8. flying mice
  9. flying monkeys
  10. flying mouse
  11. flying off

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