resleeper
resleeper verb: to replace the sleepers of (a track).
Verb
resleeper (third-person singular simple present resleepers, present participle resleepering, simple past and past participle resleepered)
- To replace the sleepers of (a track).
- The last winter's bad weather meant that only 1,500 sleepers were renewed but it is hoped that the increased programme will see the line resleepered in about seven years' time.1979 August, Michael Harris, “A line for all reasons: the North Yorkshire Moors Railway”, in Railway World, pages 411–412
Forms of resleeper
| third-person singular present | resleepers |
|---|---|
| present participle | resleepering |
| past participle | resleepered |
| past | resleepered |
Origin of resleeper
From re- + sleeper.
Questions about resleeper
- What does resleeper mean?
- Resleeper means to replace the sleepers of (a track).
- What part of speech is resleeper?
- Resleeper is a verb.
- What is the past tense of resleeper?
- The past tense of resleeper is resleepered.
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