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slab track

slab track noun: railway track mounted on a concrete (or asphalt) base, without the use of ballast.

Noun

slab track (countable and uncountable, plural slab tracks)

  1. Railway track mounted on a concrete (or asphalt) base, without the use of ballast.
    • When the railway is built, Phase 1 and Phase 2A will use slab-track. Rayner says this decision has been driven by the tonnages that 18 trains per hour will produce.2020 July 1, Chris Rayner tells Richard Clinnick, “High Speed 2 is speeding up...”, in Rail, page 65

Forms of slab track

pluralslab tracks

Questions about slab track

What does slab track mean?
Slab track means railway track mounted on a concrete (or asphalt) base, without the use of ballast.
What part of speech is slab track?
Slab track is a noun.
What is the plural of slab track?
The plural of slab track is slab tracks.

Words near slab track in the dictionary

  1. slab lines
  2. slab on grade
  3. slab pull
  4. slab serif
  5. slab serifs
  6. slab track
  7. slab tracks
  8. slab-off prism
  9. slab-serif
  10. slab-serifs
  11. slab-sided

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