single-track

[ sing-guhl-trak ]

/ ˈsɪŋ gəlˈtræk /

adjective

(of a railroad or section of a railroad's route) having but one set of tracks, so that trains going in opposite directions must be scheduled to meet only at points where there are sidings.

having a narrow scope; one-track: He has a single-track mind.

Origin of single-track

An Americanism dating back to 1825–35

Words nearby single-track

single tax, single thread, single ticket, singleton, single-tongue, single-track, Single Transferable Vote, singletree, single-use, single-valued, single whip

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Example sentences from the Web for single-track

At the time we write it was a single-track road from the Big Y to its terminus.
Golden Days for Boys and Girls, Vol. XII, Jan. 3, 1891|Various
Popes army was out of subsistence and forage, and the single-track railroad was inadequate.
The Civil War Through the Camera|Henry W. (Henry William) Elson
The railroad was single-track, so trains could pass only where there was a siding.
Tom Strong, Lincoln's Scout|Alfred Bishop Mason
On single-track, transcontinental lines, the freight trains wait at the divisions and follow out after the passenger trains.
The Road|Jack London

Single-track railways, costing 4,000 per mile, are now the order of the day.
Australian Pictures|Howard Willoughby

British Dictionary definitions for single-track (1 of 2)

singletrack

/ (ˈsɪŋɡəlˌtræk) /

noun

an off-road trail used by cyclists, wide enough for only one bicycle at a time

British Dictionary definitions for single-track (2 of 2)

single-track

adjective

(of a railway) having only a single pair of lines, so that trains can travel in only one direction at a time

(of a road) only wide enough for one vehicle

able to think about only one thing; one-track

Collins English Dictionary - Complete & Unabridged 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012

单词	single-track
释义	single-track [ sing-guhl-trak ] / ˈsɪŋ gəlˈtræk / adjective (of a railroad or section of a railroad's route) having but one set of tracks, so that trains going in opposite directions must be scheduled to meet only at points where there are sidings. having a narrow scope; one-track: He has a single-track mind. Origin of single-track An Americanism dating back to 1825–35 Words nearby single-track single tax, single thread, single ticket, singleton, single-tongue, single-track, Single Transferable Vote, singletree, single-use, single-valued, single whip Dictionary.com UnabridgedBased on the Random House Unabridged Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2020 Example sentences from the Web for single-track At the time we write it was a single-track road from the Big Y to its terminus. Golden Days for Boys and Girls, Vol. XII, Jan. 3, 1891\|Various Popes army was out of subsistence and forage, and the single-track railroad was inadequate. The Civil War Through the Camera\|Henry W. (Henry William) Elson The railroad was single-track, so trains could pass only where there was a siding. Tom Strong, Lincoln's Scout\|Alfred Bishop Mason On single-track, transcontinental lines, the freight trains wait at the divisions and follow out after the passenger trains. The Road\|Jack London Single-track railways, costing 4,000 per mile, are now the order of the day. Australian Pictures\|Howard Willoughby British Dictionary definitions for single-track (1 of 2) singletrack / (ˈsɪŋɡəlˌtræk) / noun an off-road trail used by cyclists, wide enough for only one bicycle at a time British Dictionary definitions for single-track (2 of 2) single-track adjective (of a railway) having only a single pair of lines, so that trains can travel in only one direction at a time (of a road) only wide enough for one vehicle able to think about only one thing; one-track Collins English Dictionary - Complete & Unabridged 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012
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