rail line

/reɪl laɪn/
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Other forms: rail lines

Definitions of rail line
  1. noun
    the road consisting of railroad track and roadbed
    synonyms: line, railway line
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    types:
    branch line, spur, spur track
    a railway line connected to a trunk line
    trunk line, trunk route
    line that is the main route on a railway
    loop-line
    a railway branch line that branches from the trunk line and then rejoins it later on
    type of:
    road, route
    an open way (generally public) for travel or transportation
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