Lineside

Quick meaning: Lineside is an adjective meaning (rail transport) Alongside a railway line.

Meaning

(rail transport) Alongside a railway line.

More Meanings

1. (rail transport) The area that borders a railway line.

Example Sentences

lineside signalling

Having completed their task, Fireman Page telephoned from a lineside box to the next signal cabin, briefly reported the incident and said that, as no high explosive had dropped and the track was safe, they proposed proceeding "at caution".

My next stop is Oxford, which has also grown with the addition of new platforms to accommodate the Chiltern Railways service to London via Bicester - although, short sightedly, the planned electrification from Paddington was canned. Evidence of the volte-face can be seen along the line at places such as Radley, where mast piles are already sunk or lie discarded at the lineside.

Word Forms

• linesides

Synonyms for lineside

Depending on context, synonyms include trackside.

Related Words

Related dictionary entries include streetside, interrailway, underline, wayside, trailside, streamside.

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