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track pans

track pans is the plural of track pan.

Meaning of track pan

Noun

track pan (plural track pans)

  1. (US) a long trough placed between the rails in a railroad track, which enabled a steam locomotive to replenish its water supply without stopping by lowering a scoop.
    • TWENTY-NINE track pan water stations, located at strategic points on the Main Line and on the Michigan Central, play an important part in keeping New York Central Railroad's traffic speeding without the delay caused by locomotives stopping.1945, Locomotive Engineers Journal - Volume 79
    Synonyms:
    water trough

Questions about track pans

What is track pans the plural of?
Track pans is the plural of track pan.

Words near track pans in the dictionary

  1. track meet
  2. track meets
  3. track pan
  4. track panel
  5. track panels
  6. track pans
  7. track pants
  8. track pizza
  9. track plan
  10. track plans
  11. track record

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