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sanding gear

sanding gear noun: equipment for applying sand onto rails, to aid adhesion in slippery conditions.

Noun

sanding gear (uncountable)

  1. Equipment for applying sand onto rails, to aid adhesion in slippery conditions.
    • The provision of sanding-gear on brake vans operating over such lines should be compulsory (this old Highland brake was not so fitted); [...].1940 November, “Notes and News: A Highland Collision”, in Railway Magazine, page 612
    • Foot pedals in the driving cabs operate electro-pneumatic sanding gear to provide sand for the leading wheels of each bogie in each direction of travel.1962 June, “The 2,800 h.p. Brush "Falcon" diesel-electric”, in Modern Railways, page 379

Questions about sanding gear

What does sanding gear mean?
Sanding gear means equipment for applying sand onto rails, to aid adhesion in slippery conditions.
What part of speech is sanding gear?
Sanding gear is a noun.

Words near sanding gear in the dictionary

  1. sandily
  2. Sandin
  3. sandiness
  4. sanding
  5. sanding down
  6. sanding gear
  7. sanding machine
  8. sanding machines
  9. sanding off
  10. sanding paper
  11. sanding sheet

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