compromise joint

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noun Railroads.

a joint for linking together rails having different sections.

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Emetophobia tends to compromise my relationships, turning me into a selfish jerk.
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I went to his joint once, back when I was first hanging out in New York, doing plays.
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On the northern side of the Joint Security Area between North and South Korea, there is a village called Kijong-dong (기정동).
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You get vaccinated in the arm, you shouldn't have inflammation in the joint.
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It's clear he doesn't like my compromise, but he seems resigned.
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While his mother was cleaning the fish, Alila made a fire and cut the bamboos at every joint.
Alila, Our Little Philippine Cousin|Mary Hazelton Wade
This we took advantage of, and after several meetings in London a compromise was effected.
Fifty Years of Railway Life in England, Scotland and Ireland|Joseph Tatlow
The statutes usually prescribe how notice of the joint meeting shall be given.
Putnam's Handy Law Book for the Layman|Albert Sidney Bolles
Montelegre writes me that Don Yonge had effected a compromise on your account with the Castros.
Life of Richard Trevithick, Volume II (of 2)|Francis Trevithick
Absurd—they have long ago scouted the idea of so ridiculous a compromise.
Blackwood's Edinburgh Magazine, No. CCCXXXIX. January, 1844. Vol. LV.|Various