"stringline" meaning in All languages combined

See stringline on Wiktionary

Adjective [English]

Etymology: From string + line. Etymology templates: {{ety|en|:af|string|line<id:path>|text=+|tree=1}} From string + line. Head templates: {{en-adj|-}} stringline (not comparable)
  1. (rail transport) Describing a derailment typically occurring when a train having improperly distributed weight starts or accelerates on sharply curving track Tags: not-comparable
    Sense id: en-stringline-en-adj-1sRSi9BC Categories (other): Rail transportation, English entries referencing missing etymons, English entries with etymology texts, English entries with etymology trees, English entries with etymon, English entries with incorrect language header, Pages using etymon with no ID, Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries, Pages with etymology trees, Pages with etymon Disambiguation of English entries referencing missing etymons: 52 48 Disambiguation of English entries with etymology texts: 52 48 Disambiguation of English entries with etymology trees: 52 48 Disambiguation of English entries with etymon: 52 48 Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 55 45 Disambiguation of Pages using etymon with no ID: 47 53 Disambiguation of Pages with 1 entry: 55 45 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 53 47 Disambiguation of Pages with etymology trees: 46 54 Disambiguation of Pages with etymon: 46 54 Topics: rail-transport, railways, transport

Verb [English]

Forms: stringlines [present, singular, third-person], stringlining [participle, present], stringlined [participle, past], stringlined [past]
Etymology: From string + line. Etymology templates: {{ety|en|:af|string|line<id:path>|text=+|tree=1}} From string + line. Head templates: {{en-verb}} stringline (third-person singular simple present stringlines, present participle stringlining, simple past and past participle stringlined)
  1. (rail transport) To derail on sharply curving track, usually due to incorrectly distributed weight
    Sense id: en-stringline-en-verb--Jrd5KKW Categories (other): Rail transportation, English entries referencing missing etymons, English entries with etymology texts, English entries with etymology trees, English entries with etymon, English entries with incorrect language header, Pages using etymon with no ID, Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries, Pages with etymology trees, Pages with etymon Disambiguation of English entries referencing missing etymons: 52 48 Disambiguation of English entries with etymology texts: 52 48 Disambiguation of English entries with etymology trees: 52 48 Disambiguation of English entries with etymon: 52 48 Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 55 45 Disambiguation of Pages using etymon with no ID: 47 53 Disambiguation of Pages with 1 entry: 55 45 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 53 47 Disambiguation of Pages with etymology trees: 46 54 Disambiguation of Pages with etymon: 46 54 Topics: rail-transport, railways, transport

Inflected forms

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