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Decauville|dəˈkəʊvɪl|
The surname of P. Decauville (1846–1922), French engineer, used attrib. or alone to designate a type of narrow-gauge railway invented by him.
1899W. H. Cole Light Railways xiv. 245 The 2ft. rolling-stock on a French ‘Decauville’ line. a1935T. E. Lawrence Mint (1955) i. xxix. 98 We ran eight lorry loads of the Decauville rails. 1958F. Stark Alexander's Path ix. 125 The little decauville running down from the sheds. |