Single-track
Definition, Meaning & Examples
Part of speech adjective
Quick meaning: Single-track is an adjective meaning (rail transport) Having only a single track so that trains may only run in one direction at a time.
Meaning
(rail transport) Having only a single track so that trains may only run in one direction at a time.
More Meanings
- (education) Having a single curriculum or other educational approach for all students.
Example Sentences
[…]a single-track main line between Richmond, Ind., and Norwood Heights, Ohio
On the now defunct Guildford-to-Horsham line, there was a foolproof way of avoiding collisions on singletrack lines
It was once the busiest singletrack section of railway line in the country but, almost three decades after its closure, the short route which once linked Tunbridge Wells’s two stations is a ghostly presence
Basingstoke-Exeter will test this. From Salisbury westwards, it's largely single-track since British Rail downgraded it in 1967. There's a ten-mile loop between Templecombe and Yeovil, as well as shorter loops at Chard, Axminster and Honiton.
Word Forms
- singletrack
Synonyms for single-track
Depending on context, synonyms include one-track.
Antonyms for single-track
Common opposites include double-track, twin-track, streaming.
Related Words
Related dictionary entries include unique, sole, single, one-track, singletrack, double-track.
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