Sleepered

adj, verb

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Definitions

Verb
  1. 1
    simple past and past participle of sleeper form-of, participle, past
Adjective
  1. 1
    Relating to railway sleepers. in-compounds, not-comparable, usually

    "The line from Nyon to La Cure (17½ miles) was opened in 1916, and is on independent track throughout, leaving the road immediately after passing under the Swiss Federal line from Lausanne to Geneva, where grooved tramrails with tie-bars give place to steel-sleepered track."

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"The line from Nyon to La Cure (17½ miles) was opened in 1916, and is on independent track throughout, leaving the road immediately after passing under the Swiss Federal line from Lausanne to Geneva, where grooved tramrails with tie-bars give place to steel-sleepered track."

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