单词 | catch siding |
释义 | > as lemmascatch siding catch siding n. a railway siding constructed on a line with a steep gradient, designed so that a train, carriage, etc., which is running out of control enters the siding and comes to a halt. ΚΠ 1856 Morning Post 19 Mar. 2/2 The company proposed to place catch sidings on the line. 1915 A. S. Richey & W. C. Greenough Electric Railway Handbk. i. 89 In lieu of the up-grade arrangement the catch siding is sometimes buried in sand to the depth of a few inches over the rails. 2011 Times of India (Nexis) 7 Feb. Of these four stations, Donigal and Siribagilu have catch sidings. < as lemmas |
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