"conductor rail" meaning in English

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Noun

Forms: conductor rails [plural]
Head templates: {{en-noun}} conductor rail (plural conductor rails)
  1. synonym of live rail Synonyms: live rail [synonym, synonym-of]
    Sense id: en-conductor_rail-en-noun-fQk-j7aI Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 90 10 Disambiguation of Pages with 1 entry: 92 8 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 96 4
  2. synonym of third rail Categories (topical): Rail transportation Synonyms: third rail [synonym, synonym-of]
    Sense id: en-conductor_rail-en-noun-OIOBET9T Disambiguation of Rail transportation: 14 86

Inflected forms

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