Pointwork
Definition, Meaning & Examples
Part of speech noun
Quick meaning: Pointwork is a noun meaning (rail transport) The engineering of sets of points on a railway, tramway, etc.
Meaning
(rail transport) The engineering of sets of points on a railway, tramway, etc.
More Meanings
- (ballet) Alternative form of pointework.
Example Sentences
And for maintenance of pointwork, a six-platform service can be operated whichever throat is under possession.
Before long, this box will be installed nearer Grosmont (NYM) level crossing to permit control of the crossing gates (presently hand-worked) and to replace the eight-lever ground frame which currently operates the pointwork.
Though Mr. Lacotte makes certain nods to the early 19th-century ballet style of the first act of Giselle and August Bournonvilles ballets, he asks all his female dancers to do the sustained pointwork known to be late-19th-century in style.
Related Words
Related dictionary entries include trackwork, wagonway, pedrail, railworks, wagonwork, wheeltapping.
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