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Meaning of line speed | Babel Free

Noun CEFR B2

Definitions

The maximum speed at which trains can run on a given railway line, or section of line.

Examples

“NR had introduced [a] speed restriction for the 400 trains that pass daily on this section of the West Coast Main Line between Rugby and Milton Keynes, but since the work the full 110mph line speed has been reinstated.”

CEFR level

B2

Upper Intermediate
This word is part of the CEFR B2 vocabulary — upper intermediate level.

See also

line storm line thrower line to gain line tub line umpire line up