Loopline
Definition, Meaning & Examples
Part of speech noun
Quick meaning: Loopline is a noun meaning (rail transport) Alternative form of loop line.
Meaning
(rail transport) Alternative form of loop line.
Example Sentences
Between Raniganj railroad and the Rajmahal loopline a number of coal mines existed.
It might be hidden away but it actually covers 30 hectres in all and can be reached from Salford's network of looplines or the historical Bridgewater Canal.
[…] with the necessary looplines to avoid the broad gauge points at the intermediate stations, with a view to the direct transit of goods traffic along the Northern Railway and its extensions.
In settling the 1925–26 General Strike-Boycott, the British offered a $ 10 million loan to develop Whampoa Port, conditional upon the chief engineer and accountant being British, and upon the construction of the loopline.
Word Forms
- looplines
- loop line
Related Words
Related dictionary entries include branchline, downline, upline, linespeed, railtrack, railjoint.
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