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single-track

Adjective CEFR C1

Definitions

  1. Having only a single track so that trains may only run in one direction at a time.
    not-comparable
  2. Having a single curriculum or other educational approach for all students.
    not-comparable

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Examples

“[…]a single-track main line between Richmond, Ind., and Norwood Heights, Ohio”
“It was once the busiest singletrack section of railway line in the country but, almost three decades after its closure, the short route which once linked Tunbridge Wells’s two stations is a ghostly presence”
“On the now defunct Guildford-to-Horsham line, there was a foolproof way of avoiding collisions on singletrack lines”
“Basingstoke-Exeter will test⟳ this. From Salisbury westwards, it's largely single-track since British Rail downgraded it in 1967. There's a ten-mile loop between Templecombe and Yeovil, as well as shorter loops at Chard, Axminster and Honiton.”
“Highglen elementary school will maintain⟳ a dual-track system of a Montessori program⟳ and a regular neighbourhood school program⟳ side-by-side for one more year, Prince George trustees decided this week. In January, the board⟳ had voted in favour of making the Montessori program⟳ into a single-track program⟳ where it would occupy⟳ an entire school like⟳ Highglen.”
“This week the district placed Cathedral City Elementary and Landau Elementary back to a “single-track” schedule⟳ in which all students attend⟳ school on the same days throughout the year. A few years ago, overcrowding forced the district to split⟳ students into tracks so that some kids attended classes while others were on vacation.”

CEFR level

C1
Advanced
This word is part of the CEFR C1 vocabulary — advanced level.
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