HyperDic: rack_railway

English > 1 sense of the expression rack railway:
NOUNartifactrack railway, cog railwayrailway for steep mountains
English > rack railway: 1 sense > noun 1, artifact
Meaningrailway for steep mountains; a cogwheel on the locomotive engages cogs on a center rail to provide traction.
Synonymcog railway
Broaderrailway, railroad, railroad line, railway line, railway systemline that is the commercial organization responsible for operating a system of transportation for trains that pull passengers or freight
Spanishtren-cremallera
Catalantren cremallera, tren-cremallera

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