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permanent way

permanent way noun: the track and ballast (bed) of a railway.

Noun

permanent way (plural permanent ways)

  1. (Australia, UK) The track and ballast (bed) of a railway.
    • Holonym: right of way
    • Meronyms: railbed, railroad track

permanent way meaning in Tamil

permanent way in Tamil

நித்தியபாதை, புகைவண்டிப்பாதை, இருப்புப் பாதை, நிலை வழி

Examples of permanent way in a sentence

  • No. 320 finally drew into Paris one minute early, having run the 78.3 miles from Longueau in 65½min, inclusive of a permanent way slack and the usual tortoise-like progress from St.1961 December, H. G. Ellison, P. G. Barlow, “Journey through France: Part Two”, in Trains Illustrated, page 749:
  • The paid permanent way staff prepare and refettle the track during the week and at weekends volunteer gangs of some 30/40 people are engaged on relaying — [...].1979 August, Michael Harris, “A line for all reasons: the North Yorkshire Moors Railway”, in Railway World, page 412:

Synonyms of permanent way

All synonyms of permanent way

Forms of permanent way

pluralpermanent ways

Origin of permanent way

permanent (contrasted with the temporary way of a contractor) + way (as in railway)

Questions about permanent way

What does permanent way mean?
Permanent way means the track and ballast (bed) of a railway.
What is permanent way in Tamil?
Permanent way in Tamil is நித்தியபாதை, புகைவண்டிப்பாதை, இருப்புப் பாதை. See Permanent way meaning in Tamil.
How do you use permanent way in a sentence?
No. 320 finally drew into Paris one minute early, having run the 78.3 miles from Longueau in 65½min, inclusive of a permanent way slack and the usual tortoise-like progress from St.
What part of speech is permanent way?
Permanent way is a noun.
What is the plural of permanent way?
The plural of permanent way is permanent ways.

Words near permanent way in the dictionary

  1. permanent tooth
  2. permanent underclass
  3. permanent underclasses
  4. permanent wave
  5. permanent waves
  6. permanent way
  7. permanent ways
  8. permanent white
  9. permanent-press
  10. permanental
  11. permanented

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Adapted from Wiktionary: permanent way (page history and authors); permanent way (Tamil Wiktionary) (page history and authors). Text available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 license. Word.ws reformatted the entry and added links. Wiktionary data of 2026-09-02.

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