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ground frame

ground frame noun: a lever frame controlling the operation of points and/or signals which is installed at ground level.

ground frame: a lever frame controlling the operation of points and/or signals which is installed at ground level
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Noun

ground frame (plural ground frames)

  1. A lever frame controlling the operation of points and/or signals which is installed at ground level.
    • Before long, this box will be installed nearer Grosmont (NYM) level crossing to permit control of the crossing gates (presently hand-worked) and to replace the eight-lever ground frame which currently operates the pointwork.1979 August, Michael Harris, “A line for all reasons: the North Yorkshire Moors Railway”, in Railway World, page 412
    • At the western [actually eastern] end of the line, operation of the ground frames at Grosmont and Whitby for NYMR [North Yorkshire Moors Railway] services is time-consuming: if we could speed that up, we'd improve track occupancy. Motorising points is quite easy to do.2019 October, James Abbot, “Esk Valley revival”, in Modern Railways, page 78

Forms of ground frame

pluralground frames
alternative formgroundframe

Questions about ground frame

What does ground frame mean?
Ground frame means a lever frame controlling the operation of points and/or signals which is installed at ground level.
What part of speech is ground frame?
Ground frame is a noun.
What is the plural of ground frame?
The plural of ground frame is ground frames.

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