single-track

[ sing-guhl-trak ]

adjective
  1. (of a railroad or section of a railroad's route) having but one set of tracks, so that trains going in opposite directions must be scheduled to meet only at points where there are sidings.

  2. having a narrow scope; one-track: He has a single-track mind.

Origin of single-track

1
An Americanism dating back to 1825–35

Words Nearby single-track

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British Dictionary definitions for singletrack (1 of 2)

singletrack

/ (ˈsɪŋɡəlˌtræk) /


noun
  1. an off-road trail used by cyclists, wide enough for only one bicycle at a time

British Dictionary definitions for single-track (2 of 2)

single-track

adjective
  1. (of a railway) having only a single pair of lines, so that trains can travel in only one direction at a time

  2. (of a road) only wide enough for one vehicle

  1. able to think about only one thing; one-track

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