passing loop
passing loop noun: on a single-track railway or tramway, an extra track provided at a certain place to allow two trains travelling in opposite directions to pass each other. It can also allow a faster train to overtake a slower one.
Noun
passing loop (plural passing loops)
- On a single-track railway or tramway, an extra track provided at a certain place to allow two trains travelling in opposite directions to pass each other. It can also allow a faster train to overtake a slower one.
- 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 east of Yorkshire, Mr. A. M. Ross reports the belief of local railwaymen that the N.E.R. plans to single the York-Beverley line, leaving an adequate provision of passing loops, and to operate it by C.T.C. from York; [...].1959 June, “Talking of Trains: North Eastern report”, in Trains Illustrated, page 293
- Synonyms:
- crossing loop
Synonyms of passing loop
Forms of passing loop
| plural | passing loops |
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Questions about passing loop
- What does passing loop mean?
- Passing loop means on a single-track railway or tramway, an extra track provided at a certain place to allow two trains travelling in opposite directions to pass each other. It can also allow a faster train to overtake a slower one.
- What part of speech is passing loop?
- Passing loop is a noun.
- What is the plural of passing loop?
- The plural of passing loop is passing loops.
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