spoorlijn

Definitions of spoorlijn
  1. noun
    a line of track providing a runway for wheels
    synonyms: spoorwegmaatschappij
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    raccordement, rangeerlijn, rangeerspoor, wisselspoor
    a short stretch of railroad track used to store rolling stock or enable trains on the same line to pass
    wissel
    railroad track having two movable rails and necessary connections; used to turn a train from one track to another or to store rolling stock
  2. noun
    line that is the commercial organization responsible for operating a system of transportation for trains that pull passengers or freight
    synonyms: spoorwegmaatschappij
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    funiculaire, kabelbaan, kabelspoor, kabelspoorweg
    a railway up the side of a mountain pulled by a moving cable and having counterbalancing ascending and descending cars
    tandradbaan
    railway for steep mountains; a cogwheel on the locomotive engages cogs on a center rail to provide traction
    metro, ondergrondse, voetgangerstunnel
    an electric railway operating below the surface of the ground (usually in a city)
    monorail
    a railway having a single track
    spoorweg, spoorwegen
    short for railway
    achtbaan, roetsjbaan
    elevated railway in an amusement park (usually with sharp curves and steep inclines)
  3. noun
    a bar or pair of parallel bars of rolled steel making the railway along which railroad cars or other vehicles can roll
    synonyms: rail, ral, spoor, spoorbaan, spoorrail, spoorstaaf, spoorweg
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    boom, bovenlat, doellat, dwarsligger, stang
    a rigid piece of metal or wood; usually used as a fastening or obstruction or weapon
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