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rail anchors

rail anchors is the plural of rail anchor.

Meaning of rail anchor

Noun

rail anchor (plural rail anchors)

  1. A spring steel clip that attaches to the underside of the rail baseplate and bears against the sides of the sleepers to prevent longitudinal movement of the rail.
    Synonyms:
    anti-creeper

Questions about rail anchors

What is rail anchors the plural of?
Rail anchors is the plural of rail anchor.

Words near rail anchors in the dictionary

  1. raiking
  2. Raikkonen
  3. raiks
  4. rail
  5. rail anchor
  6. rail anchors
  7. rail and stile
  8. rail brake
  9. rail brakes
  10. rail car
  11. rail cars

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