rack railway

noun

cog railway.

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Origin of rack railway

First recorded in 1880–85

Words nearby rack railway

rack locomotive, rack off, rack one's brain, rack out, rack rail, rack railway, rack-rent, rack saw, rack up, rackwork, raclette
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British Dictionary definitions for rack railway

rack railway

noun

a steep mountain railway having a middle rail fitted with a rack that engages a pinion on the locomotive to provide tractionAlso called: cog railway
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