Etymology
Origin of trackage
Example Sentences
Examples are provided to illustrate real-world usage of words in context. Any opinions expressed do not reflect the views of Dictionary.com.
A quiet row of empty tank cars is better than a never ending series of rock hauling cargo trains, the intended hypothetically more profitable use of the trackage.
From New York Times ● Nov. 13, 2017
It would be the biggest, it would contain the most trackage and, on top of that, it would be self-supporting.
From New York Times ● Jan. 19, 2013
Six lines* that control half the trackage in the 15-state area are operating in bankruptcy and do not have to pay taxes or meet interest or amortization payments on mortgage loans.
From Time Magazine Archive
New trackage came to 88 miles in 1935; to 70 miles in 1934.
From Time Magazine Archive
The road owns 343 miles of track, has 52 miles of branches, and 45 miles of trackage rights over other roads.
From My Life and Work by Henry Ford
Random Word
Spin the wheel and learn a new word!
Get a wordDefinitions and idiom definitions from Dictionary.com Unabridged, based on the Random House Unabridged Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2023
Idioms from The American Heritage® Idioms Dictionary copyright © 2002, 2001, 1995 by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. Published by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company.
