"contact shoe" meaning in All languages combined

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Noun [English]

Forms: contact shoes [plural]
Head templates: {{en-noun}} contact shoe (plural contact shoes)
  1. (rail transport) A current collector on an electric train which is in contact with the live rail. Categories (topical): Rail transportation
    Sense id: en-contact_shoe-en-noun-QWP2~2Hj Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 78 22 Topics: rail-transport, railways, transport
  2. A part of a pantograph on a train or tram which, when raised, maintains contact with an overhead electric wire.
    Sense id: en-contact_shoe-en-noun-MibRgLVm
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Synonyms: collector shoe

Inflected forms

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