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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.
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See also

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

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