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noun
A secondary railroad route or one subsidiary to a railroad's mainlines.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Topics: rail-transport, railways, transport
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Antonyms: none provided
noun
A non-through line which joins a mainline (or another branch or secondary line) and ends at a terminus.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Topics: rail-transport, railways, transport
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noun
a railway line connected to a trunk line
Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0
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Synonyms: spur track, spur
Antonyms: none provided
Broader terms: line, railway line, rail line
Narrower terms: loop-line
History
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Across languages
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