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Meaning of warm storage | Babel Free

Noun CEFR B2

Definitions

The storage of a train taken out of service temporarily, which is kept powered and maintained.

UK, uncountable

Examples

“However, operators including LNER, Chiltern Railways and East Midlands Railway have already indicated that some of their fleets will be temporarily placed into warm storage until the Coronavirus crisis is over. What does warm storage mean? Warm storage means that trains are maintained and kept powered at all times in order to keep all systems working.”

CEFR level

B2

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

See also

warm the cockles of someone's heart warm transfer warm up warm wallet warm working Warm-blooded