railjoint en · NOUN
Etymology
From rail + joint.
Meanings
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(alt-of, alternative) Alternative form of rail joint.
alt of rail joint
Apart from a vague rushing noise outside the windows and the very muffled beat of the wheels on railjoints, one might have been sitting in an intimate private lounge in a four-star hotel.
1960 March, G. Freeman Allen, “Europe's most luxurious express - the "Settebello"”, in Trains Illustrated, page 141:
Forms
| Spelling | Features | Labels | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| railjoints | Number=Plur | lexicographic |