conduit railway

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Definition of conduit railway in English English dictionary

A system of electric traction, esp

for light railways, in which the actuating current passes along a wire or rail laid in an underground conduit, from which the current is "picked up"

for light railways, in which the actuating current passes along a wire or rail laid in an underground conduit, from which the current is "picked up" by a plow or other device fixed to the car or electric locomotive

by a plow or other device fixed to the car or electric locomotive

Hence Conduit railway

Hyphenation

con·duit rail·way

Turkish pronunciation

känduît reylwey

Pronunciation

/ˈkändo͞oət ˈrālˌwā/ /ˈkɑːnduːɪt ˈreɪlˌweɪ/