single-track

US:USA pronunciation: respellingUSA pronunciation: respelling(singgəl trak)


WordReference Random House Unabridged Dictionary of American English © 2025
sin•gle-track  (singgəl trak),USA pronunciation adj. 
  1. Rail Transport(of a railroad or section of a railroad's route) having but one set of tracks, so that trains going in opposite directions must be scheduled to meet only at points where there are sidings.
  2. having a narrow scope;
    one-track:He has a single-track mind.
  • 1825–35, American.

Collins Concise English Dictionary © HarperCollins Publishers::
single-track
  1. (of a railway) having only a single pair of lines, so that trains can travel in only one direction at a time
  2. (of a road) only wide enough for one vehicle
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