Meanings
nounruling grade (plural ruling grades)
plural ruling grades
- rail transportSynonym of ruling gradient.
Homemade No. 6187 climbs the .51 per cent ruling grade west from Fort Wayne, Ind., with 68 cars behind her tender.
1959, Steam's Finest Hour, edited by David P. Morgan, Kalmbach Publishing Co. (photo caption)Synonyms: ruling gradient
Synonyms & antonyms
nounSynonym of ruling gradient.
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