💡 Words with a Similar Meaning to "Shortline"
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| Word | Definition |
|---|---|
| branch linenoun | (rail transport) A secondary railroad route or one subsidiary to a railroad's mainlines. |
| 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.] |
| running linenoun | (rail transport) A railway line used to operate trains on, as opposed to a siding. |
| loop linenoun | A secondary route which forms a loop between two main lines, so that trains using it return to the same place. |
| 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. |
| linesidenoun | (rail transport) The area that borders a railway line. |
| 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. |
| limited | With certain (often specified) limits placed upon it. |
| express trainnoun | (rail transport) A train (either the service or the train itself) making limited stops. |
| single tracknoun | (rail transport) A single rail line, where trains can only run in one direction at a time between passing points. |
| slow trainnoun | (rail transport) Synonym of local train. |
| running tracknoun | (athletics) a track marked with several lanes, which is used for competitive running events. |
| 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. |
| local | From or in a nearby location. |
| joint linenoun | (rail transport) A railway that is or was owned and operated by more than one company. |
| railway linenoun | (chiefly UK) A railway track; a pair of rails on which a railway train runs. |
| 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. |
| phone linenoun | Clipped compound of telephone 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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