Flangeway
/ˈflændʒ.weɪ/ noun
noun ·Rare ·Advanced level
Definitions
Noun
- 1 An early type of railway that used flanged rails rather than flanged wheels. historical
- 2 The gap in road surfaces, running rails at rails at junctions, etc, that allows the wheel flange of a rail vehicle to pass.
"The factors in determining the width of flangeways between check rails and the main rail are the thickness of the wheel flange and the clearance allowed […]"
Antonyms
All antonymsExample
More examples"The factors in determining the width of flangeways between check rails and the main rail are the thickness of the wheel flange and the clearance allowed […]"
Etymology
From flange + way.