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trap points

trap points noun: a set of facing points at the end of a crossing loop or side track parallel to a mainline which will direct a train into a sand drag if the signal on that line is passed at danger, thus preventing the train running onto the main line.

Noun

trap points (plural trap points)

  1. (UK) A set of facing points at the end of a crossing loop or side track parallel to a mainline which will direct a train into a sand drag if the signal on that line is passed at danger, thus preventing the train running onto the main line.
    • The single-tank wagon ran away from a siding at Hanson's cement works, heading downhill towards Horrocksford Junction [...]. At Horrocksford Junction the wagon was derailed by a set of trap points, stopping clear of the main line.2020 April 22, “RAIB investigates Clitheroe runaway”, in Rail, page 23

Forms of trap points

pluraltrap points

Questions about trap points

What does trap points mean?
Trap points means a set of facing points at the end of a crossing loop or side track parallel to a mainline which will direct a train into a sand drag if the signal on that line is passed at danger, thus preventing the train running onto the main line.
What part of speech is trap points?
Trap points is a noun.
What is the plural of trap points?
The plural of trap points is trap points.

Words near trap points in the dictionary

  1. trap nesting
  2. trap nests
  3. trap out
  4. trap phone
  5. trap phones
  6. trap points
  7. trap rock
  8. trap set
  9. trap sets
  10. trap shoot
  11. trap shooting

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