trackagen.1
/ˈtrakɪdʒ/, U.S. /ˈtrækɪdʒ/ The action or process of tracking or towing, or fact of being tracked; towage, haulage.
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society > travel > transport > transport or conveyance by drawing along > [noun]
trainage1611
overhaul1625
tow1793
trackage1820
traction1822
haulage1826
1820 Blackwood's Edinb. Mag. 7 436 In the Caledonian Canal,..much animal or steam power will be saved, in trackage.
1826 J. Adamson Sketches Information Rail-roads 39 With such prodigious powers of locomotion and trackage.
This entry has not yet been fully updated (first published 1913; most recently modified version published online March 2022).
trackagen.2
/ˈtrakɪdʒ/, U.S. /ˈtrækɪdʒ/ U.S.
The tracks or lines of a railway system collectively. Also attributive. trackage charge n. charge made for the use of a railway line by another company.
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society > travel > rail travel > railway system or organization > [noun] > track > collectively
trackage1884
1884 Morning Herald (Reading, Pa.) 17 Apr. Our general agent has, therefore, advanced this trackage charge.
1888 Science 27 July 46/2 The total trackage is twelve miles, the equipment is forty cars.
1894 Times 14 July 7/1 Our rail~roads have about 170,000 miles of trackage and 1,000,000 of employés.
This entry has not yet been fully updated (first published 1913; most recently modified version published online March 2022).
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