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trackman

American  
[trak-muhn] / ˈtræk mən /

noun

plural

trackmen
  1. a person who assists in inspecting, installing, or maintaining railroad tracks.

  2. a trackwalker.


trackman British  
/ ˈtrækmən /

noun

  1. Also called (in Britain and certain other countries): platelayer.  a workman who lays and maintains railway track

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Gender

See -man.

Etymology

Origin of trackman

An Americanism dating back to 1870–75; track + -man

Example Sentences

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The 32-year-old tossed three scoreless innings and, he was told, clocked 99 mph with his fastball on the field’s Trackman system.

From Los Angeles Times

But another veteran talent evaluator said he doesn’t need any Trackman or Edgertronic data to be convinced that Yamamoto’s stuff will play in the major s.

From Los Angeles Times

LSU’s stadium radar gun is connected to its Trackman technology, meaning players, coaches and fans see the mph for each pitch with two decimals.

From Washington Post

“We have all the TrackMan data on it and our guys were like, ‘this might work.’”

From Seattle Times

During his bullpen session, Gray would step off the mound and look at an iPad with Hickey and assistant video and technology coordinator Dominic Merlino to view data from Trackman, which uses cameras and radar to measure metrics such as spin rate and location.

From Washington Post