Meanings
noun
- rail transportA section of railway line or tramline consisting of two parallel tracks, one being used in one direction and the other in the opposite direction.
Between them, and fitted with the necessary turntables, capstans, and other appliances for transferring the small four-wheel carriages and vans from one track to another, were 14 tracks which converged outside the station into double-track through the Maiden Lane Tunnel, 528 yd. in length.
1952 October, C. A. Johns, “One Hundred Years at Kings Cross—1”, in Railway Magazine, page 650
Translations
Chinese Mandarin 複線 /复线
- 複線 /复线 (fùxiàn)two parallel tracks
Danish dobbeltspor
- dobbeltsportwo parallel tracks
Irish iarnród déraonach, iarnród dúbailte
- iarnród déraonachtwo parallel tracks
- iarnród dúbailtetwo parallel tracks
Japanese 複線
- 複線 (fukusen)two parallel tracks
Norwegian Bokmål dobbeltspor
- dobbeltsportwo parallel tracks
Polish podwójne tory
- podwójne torytwo parallel tracks
Cite this entry
APA
double track. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 2, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/double%20track
MLA
“double track.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/double%20track. Accessed November 2, 2026.
Chicago
WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “double track,” accessed November 2, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/double%20track.
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