Plateway
Definition, Meaning & Examples
Part of speech noun
Quick meaning: Plateway is a noun meaning An early form of railway using L-shaped iron rails.
Meaning
An early form of railway using L-shaped iron rails.
Example Sentences
The late Mr. Clement E. Stretton wrote that it was decided in 1785 to lay a plateway "from the dock at Loughborough to Nanpanton, a distance of three miles, but this system of plateway had to be abandoned, as the Road Commissioners would not allow a ledge to project upwards in their road."
Word Forms
- plateways
Related Words
Related dictionary entries include throughline, rail track, platforming, baseplate, plankway, railbridge.
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