"rack railway" meaning in English

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Noun

Forms: rack railways [plural]
Head templates: {{en-noun}} rack railway (plural rack railways)
  1. (rail transport) A railway that uses a rack and pinion mechanism Wikipedia link: rack railway Categories (topical): Rail transportation Synonyms: cog railway, rack-and-pinion railway Translations (railway that uses a rack and pinion mechanism): зъбчата железница (zǎbčata železnica) [feminine] (Bulgarian), zubačka (Czech), ozubená dráha (Czech), ozubnicová dráha (Czech), chemin de fer à crémaillère [masculine] (French), Zahnradbahn (German), ferrovia a cremagliera [feminine] (Italian), ferrocarril de cremallera [masculine] (Spanish)
    Sense id: en-rack_railway-en-noun-LBW8VpUx Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header Topics: rail-transport, railways, transport

Inflected forms

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