train track

The term "train track" primarily refers to the rails on which trains run but can also have specialized meanings in mathematics and informal speech.

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Definition

A2Transportation

(common)A pair of parallel rails that guide trains along a specific route.

Example

  • The train track stretches across the countryside.
  • Workers were repairing the train track after the storm.

C1Topology

(technical, academic)A set of curves on a surface that meet at their endpoints in a way that resembles railroad tracks.

Example

  • In topology, a train track can be used to study surface homeomorphisms.

B2Informal Speech

(slang)A colloquial term used to describe someone wearing braces.

Example

  • He got his train tracks tightened yesterday.

Similar

Terms that have similar or relatively close meanings to "train track":

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