grab iron

noun

A metal bar attached to the side of locomotives and railroad cars for use as a handhold.

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Meanings

noungrab iron (plural grab irons)

plural grab irons

  1. USrail transportA metal bar attached to the side of locomotives and railroad cars for use as a handhold.

    These alterations included a bevelled nose, modifications to the footsteps, grab irons, and lower cowls around the fans in the roof, to overcome height restrictions on some Southern Pacific lines in the east.

    1985, Rodger Bradley, Amtrak: The US National Railroad Passenger Corporation, Blandford Press, pages 71–72

Translations

French main montoire
  • main montoireTranslations
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