rack railway

noun

A railway that uses a rack and pinion mechanism.

Similar
cog railwaycogroadcogwayrack-and-pinion railway
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Meanings

nounrack railway (plural rack railways)

plural rack railways

  1. rail transportA railway that uses a rack and pinion mechanism.

    Synonyms: cog railway, cogroad, cogway, rack-and-pinion railway

Synonyms & antonyms

nounA railway that uses a rack and pinion mechanism.

Similar
cog railwaycogroadcogwayrack-and-pinion railway

More synonyms by meaning

nounrailway for steep mountains; a cogwheel on the locomotive engages cogs on a center rail to provide traction

Similar
cog railway
Broader
railwayrailroadrailroad line
Also see
cog railwaycogroadrack-and-pinion railway

Synonym sets from Open English WordNet, CC BY 4.0.

Translations

Bulgarian зъбчата железница
  • зъбчата железница (zăbčata železnica)railway that uses a rack and pinion mechanism
Catalan tren cremallera, cremallera
  • tren cremallerarailway that uses a rack and pinion mechanism
  • cremallerarailway that uses a rack and pinion mechanism
Chinese Mandarin 齒軌 /齿轨, 齒軌鐵路 /齿轨铁路
  • 齒軌 /齿轨 (chǐguǐ)railway that uses a rack and pinion mechanism
  • 齒軌鐵路 /齿轨铁路 (chǐguǐ tiělù)railway that uses a rack and pinion mechanism
Czech zubačka, ozubená dráha
  • zubačkarailway that uses a rack and pinion mechanism
  • ozubená dráharailway that uses a rack and pinion mechanism
  • ozubnicová dráharailway that uses a rack and pinion mechanism
Finnish hammasrata
  • hammasratarailway that uses a rack and pinion mechanism
French chemin de fer à crémaillère
  • chemin de fer à crémaillèrerailway that uses a rack and pinion mechanism
German Zahnradbahn
  • Zahnradbahnrailway that uses a rack and pinion mechanism
Hungarian fogaskerekű
  • fogaskerekűrailway that uses a rack and pinion mechanism
Italian ferrovia a cremagliera
  • ferrovia a cremaglierarailway that uses a rack and pinion mechanism
Japanese ラック式鉄道
  • ラック式鉄道 (rakku-shiki tetsudō)railway that uses a rack and pinion mechanism
Korean 랙식 철도
  • 랙식 철도 (raek-sik cheoldo)railway that uses a rack and pinion mechanism
Polish kolej zębata
  • kolej zębatarailway that uses a rack and pinion mechanism
Russian зубчатая железная дорога
  • зубчатая железная дорога (zubčataja železnaja doroga)railway that uses a rack and pinion mechanism
Spanish ferrocarril de cremallera
  • ferrocarril de cremallerarailway that uses a rack and pinion mechanism
Cite this entry
APA

rack railway. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 4, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/rack%20railway

MLA

“rack railway.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/rack%20railway. Accessed November 4, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “rack railway,” accessed November 4, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/rack%20railway.

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