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ladder track

noun

a railroad track linking a series of parallel tracks.

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Nearby words

  1. ladder company,
  2. ladder polymer,
  3. ladder splint,
  4. ladder stitch,
  5. ladder tournament,
  6. ladder truck,
  7. ladderman,
  8. ladderway,
  9. laddie,
  10. laddish
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