"rail-track" meaning in English

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Noun

Forms: rail-tracks [plural]
Head templates: {{en-noun}} rail-track (plural rail-tracks)
  1. Archaic form of rail track. Tags: alt-of, archaic Alternative form of: rail track
    Sense id: en-rail-track-en-noun-DEdh5mFx Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header

Inflected forms

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