passing loop
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passing loop
noun passing loops
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On a single-track railway or tramway, an extra track provided at a certain place to allow two trains travelling in opposite directions to pass each other. It can also allow a faster train to overtake a slower one.
From Blackwater there is a more or less level run through gently rolling farmlands and downs to Merstone, with its island platform and passing loop.
Similar: crossing loop
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noun place where two trains can pass each other
| Русский | разъезд razʺjezd |
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