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rail grinder

rail grinder noun: a rail maintenance vehicle used to restore the profile and remove irregularities, such as corrugations, from worn tracks to extend their life, and to improve the ride of trains using the track.

Noun

rail grinder (plural rail grinders)

  1. A rail maintenance vehicle used to restore the profile and remove irregularities, such as corrugations, from worn tracks to extend their life, and to improve the ride of trains using the track.

Forms of rail grinder

pluralrail grinders
alternative formrailgrinder

Questions about rail grinder

What does rail grinder mean?
Rail grinder means a rail maintenance vehicle used to restore the profile and remove irregularities, such as corrugations, from worn tracks to extend their life, and to improve the ride of trains using the track.
What part of speech is rail grinder?
Rail grinder is a noun.
What is the plural of rail grinder?
The plural of rail grinder is rail grinders.

Words near rail grinder in the dictionary

  1. rail flies
  2. rail fly
  3. rail freight
  4. rail gauge
  5. rail gauges
  6. rail grinder
  7. rail grinders
  8. rail gun
  9. rail guns
  10. rail hail
  11. rail head

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