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ground frames

ground frames is the plural of ground frame.

Meaning of ground frame

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

Questions about ground frames

What is ground frames the plural of?
Ground frames is the plural of ground frame.

Words near ground frames in the dictionary

  1. ground fog
  2. ground fogs
  3. ground food
  4. ground forces
  5. ground frame
  6. ground frames
  7. ground frost
  8. ground frosts
  9. ground game
  10. ground games
  11. ground glass

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