A temporary convergence of two parallel railroad tracks allowing passage through a narrow opening in each direction without switching
the convergence of two parallel railroad tracks in a narrow place; the inner rails cross and run parallel and then diverge so a train remains on its own tracks at all times
a form of punishment in which a person is forced to run between two lines of men facing each other and armed with clubs or whips to beat the victim
{i} armored medieval glove (part of a knight's armor); glove with a cuff that covers the wrist; segment of double railroad tracks shaped by two parallel tracks that conve temporarily in such a way that each set stays independent while crossing the same ground enabling passage at a narrow place without the necessity of switching