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track magnets

track magnets is the plural of track magnet.

Meaning of track magnet

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

Questions about track magnets

What is track magnets the plural of?
Track magnets is the plural of track magnet.

Words near track magnets in the dictionary

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

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