plateway en · NOUN
Etymology
From plate + way.
Meanings
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An early form of railway using L-shaped iron rails.
The late Mr. Clement E. Stretton wrote that it was decided in 1785 to lay a plateway "from the dock at Loughborough to Nanpanton, a distance of three miles, but this system of plateway had to be abandoned, as the Road Commissioners would not allow a ledge to project upwards in their road."
1939 July, Charles E. Lee, “Swannington: One-Time Railway Centre”, in Railway Magazine, page 3:
Forms
| Spelling | Features | Labels | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| plateways | Number=Plur | lexicographic |