"stringline" meaning in English

See stringline in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Adjective

Etymology: string + line Etymology templates: {{compound|en|string|line}} string + line Head templates: {{en-adj|-}} stringline (not comparable)
  1. (rail transport) Describing a derailment typically occurring when a train having improperly distributed weight starts or accelerates on sharply curving track Tags: not-comparable Categories (topical): Rail transportation
    Sense id: en-stringline-en-adj-1sRSi9BC Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 51 49 Topics: rail-transport, railways, transport

Verb

Forms: stringlines [present, singular, third-person], stringlining [participle, present], stringlined [participle, past], stringlined [past]
Etymology: string + line Etymology templates: {{compound|en|string|line}} string + line Head templates: {{en-verb}} stringline (third-person singular simple present stringlines, present participle stringlining, simple past and past participle stringlined)
  1. (rail transport) To derail on sharply curving track, usually due to incorrectly distributed weight Categories (topical): Rail transportation
    Sense id: en-stringline-en-verb--Jrd5KKW Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 51 49 Topics: rail-transport, railways, transport

Inflected forms

Download JSON data for stringline meaning in English (2.9kB)

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