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loop-line

loop-line

8.2
A train line that leaves a main line and later rejoins it
  • noun
  • Specialized
translation icon : línea de lazo
  • The new loop-line allows trains to bypass the busy central station during peak hours.

Examples

  • Engineers constructed a loop-line to improve connectivity between the two regional towns.

  • Many loop-lines are used for scenic routes.

  • Due to construction on the main track, all trains were diverted onto the loop-line temporarily.

  • The train took the loop-line to avoid traffic.

  • Due to construction on the main track, all trains were diverted onto the loop-line temporarily.

  • The new loop-line allows trains to bypass the busy central station during peak hours.

  • Engineers constructed a loop-line to improve connectivity between the two regional towns.

Synonyms

loop
vsloop-line
  • Specialized
87 4.9

A closed path where electric current or signals flow

is a specific railway branch that leaves and rejoins a main track

How Long

loop-line
  • Specialized
8.2
spur
  • Specialized
10 7.0
siding
  • Specialized
2 6.7

Surface Forms

loop-line singular
loop-lines plural

Morphology

loop-line = loop + line (transparent) = loop + line

Clear compound of 'loop' and 'line' referring to a railway line that forms a loop by leaving and rejoining the main line.

Etymology

Loop-line comes from loop ('circle' or 'curve') and line ('route' or 'track'). Picture a train leaving the main track to go around a little circle and then come back, so a loop-line is a branch that leaves a main railway line and later rejoins it.