单词 | stub-switch |
释义 | > as lemmasstub-switch stub-switch n. U.S. (see quot. 1909). ΘΚΠ society > travel > rail travel > railway system or organization > [noun] > track > points > types of spring point1757 catch point1873 stub-switch1885 trap-point1885 trailing points1889 1885 G. Mordecai Rep. Terminal Facilities 6 The tracks are of good material, laid with stub switches and railfrogs. 1903 W. M. Camp Notes Track Constr. I. 292 The stub switch, with its open joint in winter and tight joint in summer, with a loose head block to be tampered with every few days. 1909 Webster's New Internat. Dict. Eng. Lang. Stub switch, Railroading, a switch in which the track rails are cut off squarely at the toe and the switch rails are thrown to butt end to end with the lead rails. < as lemmas |
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