plain line

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English[edit]

Noun[edit]

plain line (plural plain lines)

  1. (rail transport) a stretch of railway track that does not have any junctions, crossovers or points on it.

Antonyms[edit]

  • (antonym(s) of "railway track without points"): pointwork

Verb[edit]

plain line (third-person singular simple present plain lines, present participle plain lining, simple past and past participle plain lined)

  1. (rail transport) to remove points and crossovers from a stretch of track.