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stringlining

stringlining is the present participle and gerund of stringline.

Meaning of stringline

Verb

stringline (third-person singular simple present stringlines, present participle stringlining, simple past and past participle stringlined)

  1. To derail on sharply curving track, usually due to incorrectly distributed weight
    • The train stringlined on a curve when the engineer increased power at the front.2007 July 11, Allan Dowd, “CN Rail criticized by Canadian derailment probe”, in Reuters

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Questions about stringlining

What is stringlining the present participle and gerund of?
Stringlining is the present participle and gerund of stringline.

Words near stringlining in the dictionary

  1. stringlessness
  2. stringlike
  3. stringline
  4. stringlined
  5. stringlines
  6. stringlining
  7. stringly
  8. stringly typed
  9. stringly-typed
  10. stringmaker
  11. stringmakers

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