rerailing

English

Verb

rerailing

  1. present participle and gerund of rerail
    • 1951 June, John L. Buckland, “The Semmering Line and its Traffic”, in Railway Magazine, page 414:
      Repair of the many tunnels and high masonry viaducts on the eastern side of Semmering, appears to have necessitated this single-line working, although complete rerailing with long welded rails and resleepering and reballasting are being undertaken.
    • 2019 November 20, “Network News”, in RAIL, page 12:
      Rerailing and track maintenance work between London Liverpool Street and Hackney Downs.

Noun

rerailing (countable and uncountable, plural rerailings)

  1. The process of fitting new rails.
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