road-rail vehicle
road-rail vehicle noun: a vehicle that can be driven along roads to a place where retractable railway wheels can be lowered onto railway track to allow it to be used on the railway, often used for maintenance and construction purposes.
Noun
road-rail vehicle (plural road-rail vehicles)
- A vehicle that can be driven along roads to a place where retractable railway wheels can be lowered onto railway track to allow it to be used on the railway, often used for maintenance and construction purposes.
- The importance of track workers obeying site rules has been stressed after a man was hospitalised after being hit by a moving road-rail vehicle (RRV) and falling into the 'four foot' between the rails.2024 June 26, “Network News: RAIB stresses importance of road-rail vehicle vehicle safety procedures”, in RAIL, number 1012, page 17
- Synonyms:
- road-railer, RRV
Synonyms of road-rail vehicle
Forms of road-rail vehicle
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Questions about road-rail vehicle
- What does road-rail vehicle mean?
- Road-rail vehicle means a vehicle that can be driven along roads to a place where retractable railway wheels can be lowered onto railway track to allow it to be used on the railway, often used for maintenance and construction purposes.
- What part of speech is road-rail vehicle?
- Road-rail vehicle is a noun.
- What is the plural of road-rail vehicle?
- The plural of road-rail vehicle is road-rail vehicles.
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