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long-welded

long-welded adjective: of rails for railway track, welded into longer lengths, usually before they are laid, to help eliminate jointed track.

long-welded: of rails for railway track, welded into longer lengths, usually before they are laid, to help...
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Adjective

long-welded (not comparable)

  1. Of rails for railway track, welded into longer lengths, usually before they are laid, to help eliminate jointed track.
    • Rail joints affect it but do not in themselves cause bad riding, which may indeed be aggravated on long-welded track.1961 March, “Talking of trains”, in Trains Illustrated, page 135
    • About 20 per cent of the Federal Railways' main-line track has been laid with long-welded rail by the beginning of this year; further progress is hindered by the many curves.1964 July, “Beyond the Channel: Switzerland: Long-welded rails”, in Modern Railways, page 64

Questions about long-welded

What does long-welded mean?
Long-welded means of rails for railway track, welded into longer lengths, usually before they are laid, to help eliminate jointed track.
What part of speech is long-welded?
Long-welded is an adjective.

Words near long-welded in the dictionary

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  4. long-vowel marks
  5. long-waisted
  6. long-welded
  7. long-winded
  8. long-windedly
  9. long-windedness
  10. long.
  11. longa

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