single-track
single-track adjective: having only a single track so that trains may only run in one direction at a time.
Adjective
single-track (not comparable)
- Having only a single track so that trains may only run in one direction at a time.
- […]a single-track main line between Richmond, Ind., and Norwood Heights, Ohio1942 February 1, “Pennsylvania Installs Centralized Traffic Control On 60.7 Miles of Single Track”, in Railway Signalling, Chicago, page 78
- It was once the busiest singletrack section of railway line in the country but, almost three decades after its closure, the short route which once linked Tunbridge Wells’s two stations is a ghostly presence2013 March 1, “Fears for future of vital link between two train stations”, in The Kent and Sussex Courier, Tunbridge Wells, Kent, page 14
- Synonyms:
- one-track
- Antonyms:
- double-track, twin-track
- Having a single curriculum or other educational approach for all students.
- Highglen elementary school will maintain a dual-track system of a Montessori program and a regular neighbourhood school program side-by-side for one more year, Prince George trustees decided this week. In January, the board had voted in favour of making the Montessori program into a single-track...2003 April 19, Paul Strickland, “Single-track Montessori on hold until 2004”, in Prince George Citizen, Prince George, British Columbia, page 3
- This week the district placed Cathedral City Elementary and Landau Elementary back to a “single-track” schedule in which all students attend school on the same days throughout the year. A few years ago, overcrowding forced the district to split students into tracks so that some kids attended...2006 April 15, “Our voice”, in The Desert Sun, Palm Springs, California, page B10
- Antonyms:
- dual-track, streaming
Examples of single-track in a sentence
- From Salisbury westwards, it's largely single-track since British Rail downgraded it in 1967.2025 February 5, Philip Haigh, “Where track and train integration will be put to the test”, in RAIL, number 1028, page 51:
- In January, the board had voted in favour of making the Montessori program into a single-track program where it would occupy an entire school like Highglen.2003 April 19, Paul Strickland, “Single-track Montessori on hold until 2004”, in Prince George Citizen, Prince George, British Columbia...
- This week the district placed Cathedral City Elementary and Landau Elementary back to a “single-track” schedule in which all students attend school on the same days throughout the year.2006 April 15, “Our voice”, in The Desert Sun, Palm Springs, California, page B10:
Synonyms of single-track
Antonyms
- double-track
- twin-track
- dual-track
- streaming
Forms of single-track
| alternative form | singletrack |
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Questions about single-track
- What does single-track mean?
- Single-track means having only a single track so that trains may only run in one direction at a time.
- How do you use single-track in a sentence?
- From Salisbury westwards, it's largely single-track since British Rail downgraded it in 1967.
- What part of speech is single-track?
- Single-track is an adjective.
Words near single-track in the dictionary
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