absolute blocking

US/ˈæb.səˌlut ˈblɑk.ɪŋ/US/ˌæb.səˈljut ˈblɑk.ɪŋ/

noun

A system of managing trains that breaks the line into small segments, and if a train is in a segment, no other train may follow, unless the second train is following the first, with caution.

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Meanings

nounabsolute blocking (uncountable)

alternative block system

  1. uncountablerailwayA system of managing trains that breaks the line into small segments, and if a train is in a segment, no other train may follow, unless the second train is following the first, with caution.

Translations

Finnish suojastus
  • suojastussystem of managing trains
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APA

absolute blocking. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/absolute%20blocking

MLA

“absolute blocking.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/absolute%20blocking. Accessed November 3, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “absolute blocking,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/absolute%20blocking.

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