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单词 cog railway
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Definition of cog railway in English:

cog railway

noun
  • another term for rack railway
    Example sentencesExamples
    • We stopped along the way to peek at the cog railway that goes up Mount Washington in New Hampshire.
    • The town has a festive feel, but if you need to get away, take the cog railway up the mountain where the midday lunch lasts several hours.
    • You have to pay a supplement for the Swiss leg of the route, before being hauled up the side of a huge cliff on a cog railway.
    • Pikes Peak is home to one of Colorado's largest bighorn sheep herds, and riders on the cog railway frequently see many of these animals.
    • Stepping off the cog railway at 12,500 feet, I'm on the rooftop of the Alps - this is the highest lift-serviced terrain in Europe.
 
 

Definition of cog railway in US English:

cog railway

nounkäɡ ˈrālˌwā
  • A railroad with a toothed central rail between the bearing rails that engages with a cogwheel under the locomotive, providing traction for ascending very steep slopes.

    Example sentencesExamples
    • The town has a festive feel, but if you need to get away, take the cog railway up the mountain where the midday lunch lasts several hours.
    • We stopped along the way to peek at the cog railway that goes up Mount Washington in New Hampshire.
    • Pikes Peak is home to one of Colorado's largest bighorn sheep herds, and riders on the cog railway frequently see many of these animals.
    • You have to pay a supplement for the Swiss leg of the route, before being hauled up the side of a huge cliff on a cog railway.
    • Stepping off the cog railway at 12,500 feet, I'm on the rooftop of the Alps - this is the highest lift-serviced terrain in Europe.
 
 
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