"flangeway" meaning in English

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Noun

IPA: /ˈflændʒ.weɪ/ [UK] Forms: flangeways [plural]
Etymology: From flange + way. Etymology templates: {{compound|en|flange|way}} flange + way Head templates: {{en-noun}} flangeway (plural flangeways)
  1. (rail transport, historical) An early type of railway that used flanged rails rather than flanged wheels. Tags: historical Categories (topical): Rail transportation
    Sense id: en-flangeway-en-noun-WV8zGoWf Topics: rail-transport, railways, transport
  2. (rail transport) The gap in road surfaces, running rails at rails at junctions, etc, that allows the wheel flange of a rail vehicle to pass. Categories (topical): Rail transportation Synonyms (space for rail wheel flange): groove Coordinate_terms (space for rail wheel flange): flange rail
    Sense id: en-flangeway-en-noun-OfCZK6bF Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 25 75 Disambiguation of Pages with 1 entry: 24 76 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 25 75 Topics: rail-transport, railways, transport Disambiguation of 'space for rail wheel flange': 26 74 Disambiguation of 'space for rail wheel flange': 25 75

Inflected forms

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