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feeder line

American  

noun

  1. a branch of a main transportation line, as of an airline or railroad.


Etymology

Origin of feeder line

First recorded in 1890–95


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An above-ground station and a feeder line leaked more than 100 gallons of oil in North Dakota in March.

From Slate ● Jun. 1, 2017

He had to manually refill the water every two to three hours because the automatic feeder line no longer worked.

From New York Times ● Apr. 26, 2015

It takes oilmen into the interior on charter, serves as a jungle feeder line for the Peruvian army's air transport.

From Time Magazine Archive

Control of L.A.M.S.A. would give United a feeder line into Mexico, put it in a good spot to hop into air-minded South America.

From Time Magazine Archive

The Vanderbilts, tired of shilly-shallying with Parsons and his railroad and of playing second fiddle to Ontario & Western, were going to build their own feeder line into Northern New York.

From The Story of the Rome, Watertown, and Ogdensburg RailRoad by Edward Hungerford

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