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track magnet

track magnet noun: a magnet incorporated in railway track for various purposes.

Noun

track magnet (plural track magnets)

  1. A magnet incorporated in railway track for various purposes.
    • Train positions and speeds were established by a track magnet at each milepost, which produced a suitable mark on the punched recording tape whenever a train passed.1960 December, “Talking of Trains: Recording electric operation”, in Trains Illustrated, page 707

Forms of track magnet

pluraltrack magnets

Questions about track magnet

What does track magnet mean?
Track magnet means a magnet incorporated in railway track for various purposes.
What part of speech is track magnet?
Track magnet is a noun.
What is the plural of track magnet?
The plural of track magnet is track magnets.

Words near track magnet in the dictionary

  1. track gauge
  2. track gauges
  3. track light
  4. track lighting
  5. track lights
  6. track magnet
  7. track magnets
  8. track mark
  9. track marks
  10. track meet
  11. track meets

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