superelevated

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A form of superelevate — To give a superelevation to (a railway track).

Scrabble 19

Meanings

verb
  1. participlepastsimple past and past participle of superelevate

    The higher rail on superelevated curves were the most vulnerable, due to the higher contact stresses at the wheel-rail interface.

    2020 October 7, Greg Morse, “Hatfield: the lessons continue...”, in Rail, page 53
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APA

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

MLA

“superelevated.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/superelevated. Accessed November 4, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “superelevated,” accessed November 4, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/superelevated.

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