stringline
English
Adjective
stringline (not comparable)
- (rail transport) Describing a derailment typically occurring when a train having improperly distributed weight starts or accelerates on sharply curving track
Verb
stringline (third-person singular simple present stringlines, present participle stringlining, simple past and past participle stringlined)
- (rail transport) To derail on sharply curving track, usually due to incorrectly distributed weight
- 2007 July 11, Allan Dowd, “CN Rail criticized by Canadian derailment probe”, in Reuters:
- The train stringlined on a curve when the engineer increased power at the front.
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