RACK RAILWAY

Pronunciation (US): (GB):

Meaning:

Railway for steep mountains; a cogwheel on the locomotive engages cogs on a center rail to provide traction

Synonyms:

cog railway; rack railway

Classified under:

Nouns denoting man-made objects

Hypernyms ("rack railway" is a kind of...):

railroad; railroad line; railway; railway line; railway system (line that is the commercial organization responsible for operating a system of transportation for trains that pull passengers or freight)