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railway spine

railway spine noun: a nineteenth-century diagnosis for the post-traumatic symptoms of passengers involved in railroad accidents.

Noun

railway spine (uncountable)

  1. (historical) A nineteenth-century diagnosis for the post-traumatic symptoms of passengers involved in railroad accidents.

Questions about railway spine

What does railway spine mean?
Railway spine means a nineteenth-century diagnosis for the post-traumatic symptoms of passengers involved in railroad accidents.
What part of speech is railway spine?
Railway spine is a noun.

Words near railway spine in the dictionary

  1. railway poplar
  2. railway signal
  3. railway signals
  4. railway sleeper
  5. railway sleepers
  6. railway spine
  7. railway stamp
  8. railway stamps
  9. railway station
  10. railway stations
  11. railway tie

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