sun kink

noun

A buckle in railroad track caused by extremely hot weather, which could cause a train to derail.

Meanings

nounsun kink (plural sun kinks)

plural sun kinks

  1. USrail transportA buckle in railroad track caused by extremely hot weather, which could cause a train to derail.

Translations

Norwegian Bokmål solslyng
  • solslyngbuckle in a railway track caused by heat
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