plain line

English

Noun

plain line (plural plain lines)

1. (rail transport) a stretch of railway track that does not have any junctions, crossovers or points on it.

Antonyms

• (antonym(s) of “railway track without points”): pointwork

Verb

plain line (third-person singular simple present plain lines, present participle plain lining, simple past and past participle plain lined)

1. (rail transport) to remove points and crossovers from a stretch of track.