superelevation

American  

[soo-per-el-uh-vey-shuhn] / ˌsu pərˌɛl əˈveɪ ʃən /

noun

1. bank.

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superelevation British  

/ ˌsuːpərˌɛlɪˈveɪʃən /

noun

1. another name for bank 2

2. the difference between the heights of the sides of a road or railway track on a bend

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Etymology

Origin of superelevation

1645–55, in sense “elevation to a higher rank”; 1885–90 for current sense; super- + elevation

Example Sentences

Airbus Chief Executive Tom Enders said earlier this month the company could consider making German free products because of Germany’s “moral superelevation” on arms exports, which was frustrating Britain, France and Spain.

From Reuters

The elevation of the outside rail relative to the inside rail is called superelevation.

From Scientific American

Superelevation.—On all curved sections of road, other than intersections, account is taken of the tendency of motor cars to skid toward the outside of the curve.

From Project Gutenberg

This tendency is counteracted by designing the cross section with superelevation.

From Project Gutenberg

Theoretically, the amount of the superelevation should increase with a decrease in the radius of the curve and should also increase as the square of the speed of the vehicle.

From Project Gutenberg