branch line

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branch line

noun branch lines

A secondary railroad route or one subsidiary to a railroad's mainlines. But the states were generally concerned with the location of trunk lines and left it to cities and counties to worry about branch lines.
A non-through line which joins a mainline (or another branch or secondary line) and ends at a terminus. This is itself a cheerless spot, particularly on a rainy day, when, overshadowed by the great massif of rock that towers in the background, and surrounded by the grey and cheerless quarries, it has a depressing character much in contrast with the green verdure encountered on the northern end of this

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noun non-through line

Español	ramal ferroviario
Português	ramal
Français	embranchement

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@misc{branch_line_2026,
  title = {branch line},
  howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://micwyn.com/word/branch%20line},
  urldate = {2026-11-06}
}