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non-platform

non-platform adjective: of a railway lines at a station: not serving a platform, typically on a through line used by non-stopping trains.

Adjective

non-platform (not comparable)

  1. Of a railway lines at a station: not serving a platform, typically on a through line used by non-stopping trains.
    • A single through non-platform line helps to keep freight and passenger trains segregated at Ipswich station. It is particularly useful for Felixstowe-bound trains, which have to cross the Norwich-London main line.2020 April 22, Paul Shannon, “Felixstowe: Is 47 trains a day achievable?”, in Rail, page 54, photo caption

Origin of non-platform

From non- + platform.

Questions about non-platform

What does non-platform mean?
Non-platform means of a railway lines at a station: not serving a platform, typically on a through line used by non-stopping trains.
What part of speech is non-platform?
Non-platform is an adjective.

Words near non-platform in the dictionary

  1. non-pilling
  2. non-pilot
  3. non-place
  4. non-places
  5. non-planned
  6. non-platform
  7. non-player character
  8. non-player characters
  9. non-playing
  10. non-pleochroic
  11. non-plus

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