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Branch line
A secondary railroad route or one subsidiary to a railroad's main lines.
📖 Definitions of "Branch line"
noun
- 1
A secondary railroad route or one subsidiary to a railroad's main lines.
- 2
A non-through line which joins a main line (or another branch or secondary line) and ends at a terminus.
💡 Words with a Similar Meaning to "Branch line"
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| Word | Definition |
|---|---|
| spurnoun | (figurative) Anything that inspires or motivates, as a spur does a horse. |
| spur tracknoun | a railway line connected to a trunk line |
| loop linenoun | A secondary route which forms a loop between two main lines, so that trains using it return to the same place. |
| looplinenoun | (rail transport) Alternative form of loop line. [(rail transport) A secondary route which leaves a mainline, following a different route to the main line, before rejoining it several miles further on.] |
| branchnoun | The woody part of a tree arising from the trunk and usually dividing. |
| shortlinenoun | (rail transport, US) An independent railroad company that operates over a relatively short distance. |
| running linenoun | (rail transport) A railway line used to operate trains on, as opposed to a siding. |
| lay-bynoun | (UK, Philippines) A paved area at the side of a highway designated for drivers to stop in, for emergency parking, or where vehicles can wait, with larger lay-bys possibly having facilities such as food vendors or public telephones. |
| trunk linenoun | A main telephone line. |
| sidetracknoun | An alternate train of thought, issue, topic, or activity, that is a deviation or distraction from the topic at hand or central activity, and secondary or subordinate in importance or effectiveness. |
| light railwaynoun | (rail transport, UK) A railway built at a lower cost, with a lighter track and to a lower standard than a main-line railway. |
| joint linenoun | (rail transport) A railway that is or was owned and operated by more than one company. |
| throughlinenoun | (narratology) In full through line of action: a theme that runs through the plot of a book, film, or other narrative work, or a series of such related works. |
| sidingnoun | (Canada, US) A building material which covers and protects the sides of a house or other building. |
| linesidenoun | (rail transport) The area that borders a railway line. |
| side tracknoun | Alternative form of sidetrack. [(rail transport) A second, relatively short length of track just to the side of a railroad track, joined to the main track by switches at one or both ends, used either for unloading freight, or to allow two trains on a same track to meet (opposite directions) or pass (same direction); a railroad siding.] |
| railway linenoun | (chiefly UK) A railway track; a pair of rails on which a railway train runs. |
| bylanenoun | A side lane or alley extending off a main road. |
| shunting necknoun | (rail transport) A length of dead-end track, e.g. alongside a main line, used for the purpose of allowing a train to shunt back into a siding or rail yard without the need for the train to occupy a running line. |
| private sidingnoun | (rail transport) a railway siding owned by a company, also possibly served by their own locomotive, which is connected to and served by a railway, but is not part of the railway's infrastructure. |
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