flying junction

noun

A junction where the diverging line crosses the main line on a bridge, the purpose being the avoidance of conflicting movements.

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Meanings

nounflying junction (plural flying junctions)

plural flying junctions

  1. rail transportA junction where the diverging line crosses the main line on a bridge, the purpose being the avoidance of conflicting movements.

    At the same time, NR will remodel two tracks to form the 75mph slow lines, with a flying junction at Thornhill where the lines from Wakefield Kirkgate and Leeds meet.

    2021 April 21, Philip Haigh, “NR submits detailed plans for TransPennine Upgrade”, in RAIL, number 929, page 12

Translations

Swedish planskild anslutning
  • planskild anslutningjunction where the diverging line crosses the main line on a bridge
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APA

flying junction. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 2, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/flying%20junction

MLA

“flying junction.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/flying%20junction. Accessed November 2, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “flying junction,” accessed November 2, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/flying%20junction.

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