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island platform

island platform noun: a railway platform which has tracks on both sides.

Noun

island platform (plural island platforms)

  1. A railway platform which has tracks on both sides.
    • From Blackwater there is a more or less level run through gently rolling farmlands and downs to Merstone, with its island platform and passing loop.1946 July and August, K. Westcott Jones, “Isle of Wight Central Railway—2”, in Railway Magazine, page 243
    • In the new layout, it is proposed to provide three island platforms with six platform faces varying from 1,075 to 1,290 ft. in length and including bays.1960 February, “The modernisation of Peterborough”, in Trains Illustrated, page 108

Forms of island platform

pluralisland platforms

Questions about island platform

What does island platform mean?
Island platform means a railway platform which has tracks on both sides.
What part of speech is island platform?
Island platform is a noun.
What is the plural of island platform?
The plural of island platform is island platforms.

Words near island platform in the dictionary

  1. Island of Pearls
  2. island of Reil
  3. island of stability
  4. Island of the Blessed
  5. Island of the Blest
  6. island platform
  7. island platforms
  8. Island Pond
  9. island rule
  10. island silicate
  11. island silicates

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