track magnet

noun

A magnet incorporated in railway track for various purposes.

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Meanings

nountrack magnet (plural track magnets)

plural track magnets

  1. rail transportA magnet incorporated in railway track for various purposes.

    Train positions and speeds were established by a track magnet at each milepost, which produced a suitable mark on the punched recording tape whenever a train passed.

    1960 December, “Talking of Trains: Recording electric operation”, in Trains Illustrated, page 707
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Chicago

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