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单词 rack rail
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rack rail


noun

(in an inclined-plane or mountain-climbing railway) a rail between the running rails having cogs or teeth with which cogwheels on the locomotive engage.

Origin of rack rail

First recorded in 1830–40

Words nearby rack rail

rackle, rack locomotive, rack off, rack one's brain, rack out, rack rail, rack railway, rack-rent, rack saw, rack up, rackwork
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Example sentences from the Web for rack rail

  • The cog-wheel on this latter shaft worked in a rack-rail placed in the centre of the track.

    Illustrated Catalogue of Locomotives|M. Baird, et. al..
  • He obtained a patent, in 1811, for the application of a rack-rail.

    The Steam Engine Explained and Illustrated (Seventh Edition)|Dionysius Lardner
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