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shortline

shortline noun: an independent railroad company that operates over a relatively short distance.

Noun

shortline (plural shortlines)

  1. (US) An independent railroad company that operates over a relatively short distance.

shortline meaning in Tamil

shortline in Tamil

குறுமின் வழி

Forms of shortline

pluralshortlines
alternative formshort line

Origin of shortline

From short + line.

Questions about shortline

What does shortline mean?
Shortline means an independent railroad company that operates over a relatively short distance.
What is shortline in Tamil?
Shortline in Tamil is குறுமின் வழி. See Shortline meaning in Tamil.
What part of speech is shortline?
Shortline is a noun.
What is the plural of shortline?
The plural of shortline is shortlines.

Words near shortline in the dictionary

  1. shortleaf pine
  2. shortleaf pines
  3. shortlegged
  4. shortleggedness
  5. shortlex
  6. shortline
  7. shortlines
  8. shortlink
  9. shortlist
  10. shortlisted
  11. shortlistee

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Adapted from Wiktionary: shortline (page history and authors); shortline (Tamil Wiktionary) (page history and authors). Text available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 license. Word.ws reformatted the entry and added links. Wiktionary data of 2026-09-02.

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