Flangeway

Quick meaning: Flangeway is a noun meaning (rail transport, historical) An early type of railway that used flanged rails rather than flanged wheels.

Meaning

(rail transport, historical) An early type of railway that used flanged rails rather than flanged wheels.

More Meanings

1. (rail transport) The gap in road surfaces, running rails at rails at junctions, etc, that allows the wheel flange of a rail vehicle to pass.

Example Sentences

Available at most hobby shops, this tool allows you to check track gauge, flangeway spacing and width, and many other dimensions.

The factors in determining the width of flangeways between check rails and the main rail are the thickness of the wheel flange and the clearance allowed […]

Insure that ample flangeway is available between the open point of switch and the stock rail; this is controlled by flange width of crane wheels using the track system

The use of a high-temperature gas torch for melting the ice out of the check-rail flangeways, was found to be effective, although somewhat tedious; neglect of this precaution may cause derailment, [...].

Word Forms

• flangeways

Synonyms for flangeway

Depending on context, synonyms include groove.

Antonyms for flangeway

Common opposites include edgeway.

Related Words

Related dictionary entries include flanching, flanging, flanch, floom, flaunch, flathon.

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