recovery time
recovery time noun: additional time built into a train timetable to allow the train to recover from any delays en route, without arriving at its destination late according to the published arrival time.
Noun
recovery time (plural recovery times)
- Additional time built into a train timetable to allow the train to recover from any delays en route, without arriving at its destination late according to the published arrival time.
- Actually, the point-to-point times in general were not varied; the additions were all in the form of blocks of recovery time over certain selected stretches of line.1959 October, Cecil J. Allen, “Locomotive Running Past and Present”, in Trains Illustrated, page 475
recovery time meaning in Tamil
recovery time in Tamil
- மீட்சிக் காலம், மீட்சிக்காலம், மீட்டல் நேரம், மீள் நேரம்
Forms of recovery time
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Words formed from recovery time
Questions about recovery time
- What does recovery time mean?
- Recovery time means additional time built into a train timetable to allow the train to recover from any delays en route, without arriving at its destination late according to the published arrival time.
- What is recovery time in Tamil?
- Recovery time in Tamil is மீட்சிக் காலம், மீட்சிக்காலம், மீட்டல் நேரம். See Recovery time meaning in Tamil.
- What part of speech is recovery time?
- Recovery time is a noun.
- What is the plural of recovery time?
- The plural of recovery time is recovery times.
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