Meanings
nounhorn guide (plural horn guides)
plural horn guides
- alternativeAlternative form of hornguide.
The faces of the axlebox and horn guides and the rubbing surfaces of the bolster are fitted with manganese steel liners. The full self-alignment provided by single-row, self-aligning roller bearings and underslung equalising beams minimises rubbing wear in the horn guides.
1962 December, “The B.R. standard diesel-electric Type 1 locomotive”, in Modern Railways, page 382
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