spur track
nounRailroads.
a short branch track leading from the main track, and connected with it at one end only.
Origin of spur track
1First recorded in 1880–85
- Also called spur, stub track .
Words Nearby spur track
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How to use spur track in a sentence
After doing something to the switch of the unused spur track, the four men separated.
The Wreckers | Francis LyndeWe had followed the spur track up the gulch for maybe a short quarter of a mile when we came to the engine.
The Wreckers | Francis LyndeNobody ever kicked up such a rumpus about a spur track before.
Fore! | Charles Emmett Van LoanThey were given to understand that there would be no opposition to the spur track going down.
Fore! | Charles Emmett Van LoanAs she spoke the Rosemary stopped with a jerk and McGrath's fireman darted past to set the spur-track switch.
A Fool For Love | Francis Lynde
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