short line

noun

1. a bus or rail route covering only a limited distance.

Word History and Origins

Origin of short line¹

First recorded in 1850–55

Example Sentences

The email’s descriptions of both bills include a short line about why proponents think the measure is necessary, followed by much longer descriptions of the potential problems they might cause.

From Voice of San Diego

And two of those pricey railroads were never accurate: B&O never serviced Atlantic City, and there is no Short Line.

From The Daily Beast

The system, called “We The People,” will be a petition portal on WhiteHouse.gov and is billed as a short line to the Oval Office.

From The Daily Beast

Three passenger carriers of the Northpolar Short Line reported crashed.

From Project Gutenberg

I'm sorry, but you can't learn operative railroading at the expense of this management on the Pioneer Short Line.

From Project Gutenberg

Every time he spent an evening at the major's he'd come back with a lot of new notions for popularizing the Short Line.

From Project Gutenberg

The editorial, commenting on the wire stuff, was sharply critical of the Short Line management.

From Project Gutenberg

The simplest thing is for me to throw up the job and let the Short Line drop back into the old rut.

From Project Gutenberg