solebar
English
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Alternative forms
- sole-bar (dated)
Etymology
Pronunciation
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Noun
solebar (plural solebars)
- (rail transport, UK, Australia) One of the longitudinal beams running along either side of a railway vehicle, onto which the bodywork is mounted, in passenger-carrying vehicles usually forming the side or the base of the floor.
- 2001, A.P.Brights, N. Kirk, S. Manteghi and P.J. Murrell, edited by Brain S. Neale, Forensic engineering: the investigation of failures[2], Thomas Telford, →ISBN, Ladbroke Grove crashworthiness accident investigation, page 16:
- The bolster to solebar weld on one side, and the weld between the solebar and the front headstock on the other side had broken completely.
- 2001, Peter Scott, A History of the Butlin's Railways: The Story of Billy Butlin's Amusement Park and Holiday Camp Miniature Railways, Including Other Associated Railways and Transport Systems[3], →ISBN, page 72:
- [...] the original Chalice built coaches have a deep solebar, while the Keef coaches were much shallower.
Synonyms
- side sill (US)