"slab-track" meaning in English

See slab-track in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Verb

Forms: slab-tracks [present, singular, third-person], slab-tracking [participle, present], slab-tracked [participle, past], slab-tracked [past]
Head templates: {{en-verb}} slab-track (third-person singular simple present slab-tracks, present participle slab-tracking, simple past and past participle slab-tracked)
  1. (rail transport) To lay slab track on a section of railway line. Categories (topical): Rail transportation
    Sense id: en-slab-track-en-verb-iI0PXnvJ Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header Topics: rail-transport, railways, transport

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