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track-circuited

track-circuited adjective: of a section of railway line, provided with track circuits.

Adjective

track-circuited (not comparable)

  1. Of a section of railway line, provided with track circuits.
    • In recent issues two replies have been given to correspondents concerning the function of the diamond-shaped enamelled white plates fixed to signalposts, which are to indicate to enginemen that the section of line is track-circuited, so that action under Rule 55 of the Rule Book is unnecessary.1943 March and April, “Notes and News: White Diamonds on Signalposts”, in Railway Magazine, page 116
    • Some 60 miles of single line (with long and short crossing loops at suitable intervals) will be continuously track-circuited and colour light-signalled under the control of one signalbox at Llandrindod Wells, enabling 18 existing signalboxes to be closed.1960 April, “Talking of Trains: C.T.C. for Central Wales”, in Trains Illustrated, page 194

Origin of track-circuited

From track circuit + -ed.

Questions about track-circuited

What does track-circuited mean?
Track-circuited means of a section of railway line, provided with track circuits.
What part of speech is track-circuited?
Track-circuited is an adjective.

Words near track-circuited in the dictionary

  1. track worker
  2. track workers
  3. track-and-field
  4. track-boat
  5. track-boats
  6. track-circuited
  7. track-circuiting
  8. track-mounted
  9. track-road
  10. track-roads
  11. track-side

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