"double track" meaning in All languages combined

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Noun [English]

Head templates: {{en-noun|?}} double track
  1. (rail transport) A section of railway line or tramline consisting of two parallel tracks, one being used in one direction and the other in the opposite direction. Wikipedia link: double track Categories (topical): Rail transportation Related terms: double-track, double-tracking Translations (two parallel tracks): 複線 /复线 (fùxiàn) (Chinese Mandarin), dobbeltspor [neuter] (Danish), iarnród déraonach [masculine] (Irish), iarnród dúbailte [masculine] (Irish), 複線 (fukusen) (alt: ふくせん) (Japanese), dobbeltspor [neuter] (Norwegian Bokmål), dobbeltspor [neuter] (Norwegian Nynorsk), dwutorowy (Polish)
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