plain line

English

Noun

plain line (plural plain lines)

  1. (rail transport) a stretch of railway track that does not have any junctions, crossovers or points on it.

Antonyms
  • (antonym(s) of “railway track without points”): pointwork

Verb

plain line (third-person singular simple present plain lines, present participle plain lining, simple past and past participle plain lined)

  1. (rail transport) to remove points and crossovers from a stretch of track.
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