turnout
1
7.9
- noun
- /ˈtɜrnˌaʊt/
- Specialized
:
apartadero
- The train diverged from the main line onto a narrow turnout to allow the express train to pass.
Examples
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To safely store the returned cars, the yard manager instructed the crew to place them on the turnout next to the main tracks.
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Since then, the turnout has serviced its regular traffic.
Academic text (2000) -
Recycled plastic performs well in railroad turnout.
Academic text (2000) -
Placing the ties in a turnout is significant because of the greater forces involved as traffic moves through the turnout curve, and because hardware and installation procedures are more complex, notes CERL researcher Richard.
Academic text (2000) -
Placing the ties in a turnout is significant because of the greater forces involved as traffic moves through the turnout curve, and because hardware and installation procedures are more complex, notes CERL researcher Richard.
Academic text (2000) -
The conductor signaled for the freight train to wait at the turnout as the passenger train sped by.
Synonyms
2
6.7
A short track beside the main track where trains wait
1
6.8
A short extra track beside the main line used to hold trains or let others pass
1
4.6
A short extra track beside the main track where trains stop to let other trains pass
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Morphology
Etymology
Turnout comes from the idea of a train 'turning out' of the main track onto another track. So a turnout is the short side track where trains can wait or pass each other.