Meanings
- uncountablerail transportThe engineering of sets of points on a railway, tramway, etc.
And for maintenance of pointwork, a six-platform service can be operated whichever throat is under possession.
2020 March 25, William Barter, “HS2: Euston or Old Oak Common?”, in Rail, page 581 more example
Before long, this box will be installed nearer Grosmont (NYM) level crossing to permit control of the crossing gates (presently hand-worked) and to replace the eight-lever ground frame which currently operates the pointwork.
1979 August, Michael Harris, “A line for all reasons: the North Yorkshire Moors Railway”, in Railway World, page 412 - alternativeuncountableballetAlternative form of pointework.
Though Mr. Lacotte makes certain nods to the early 19th-century ballet style of the first act of Giselle and August Bournonvilles ballets, he asks all his female dancers to do the sustained pointwork known to be late-19th-century in style.
2007 December 13, Alastair Macaulay, “A Beloved Spanish Gypsy Returns to Frances Arms”, in New York Times
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