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PRONUNCIATION OF SPUR TRACK

spur track  [spɜː træk] play
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GRAMMATICAL CATEGORY OF SPUR TRACK

noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
Spur track is a noun.
A noun is a type of word the meaning of which determines reality. Nouns provide the names for all things: people, objects, sensations, feelings, etc.

WHAT DOES SPUR TRACK MEAN IN ENGLISH?

spur track

Branch line

A branch line is a secondary railway line which branches off a more important through route, usually a main line. A very short branch line may be called a spur line. David Blyth Hanna, the first president of the Canadian National Railway, said that although most branch lines cannot pay for themselves, they are essential to make main lines pay.

WORDS THAT RHYME WITH SPUR TRACK


amtrac
ˈæmˌtræk
amtrack
ˈæmtræk
Amtrak
ˈæmtræk
backtrack
ˈbækˌtræk
multitrack
ˈmʌltɪˌtræk
racetrack
ˈreɪsˌtræk
sidetrack
ˈsaɪdˌtræk
singletrack
ˈsɪŋɡəlˌtræk
soundtrack
ˈsaʊndˌtræk
track
træk
trictrac
ˈtrɪkˌtræk

WORDS THAT BEGIN LIKE SPUR TRACK

spur
spur gear
spur veins
spur wheel
spur-gall
spur-of-the-moment
spurdog
spurge
spurge laurel
spuriae
spuriosity
spurious
spuriously
spuriousness
spurless
spurn
spurner
spurred
spurrey
spurrier

WORDS THAT END LIKE SPUR TRACK

backing track
cart track
cycle track
cycling track
dirt track
dog track
fast track
fast-track
go-kart track
half-track
inside track
laugh track
off the beaten track
off the track
one-track
rack
single track
single-track
the right track
the wrong track
title track

Synonyms and antonyms of spur track in the English dictionary of synonyms

SYNONYMS

Translation of «spur track» into 25 languages

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TRANSLATION OF SPUR TRACK

Find out the translation of spur track to 25 languages with our English multilingual translator.
The translations of spur track from English to other languages presented in this section have been obtained through automatic statistical translation; where the essential translation unit is the word «spur track» in English.

Translator English - Chinese

支路
1,325 millions of speakers

Translator English - Spanish

pista espolón
570 millions of speakers

English

spur track
510 millions of speakers

Translator English - Hindi

प्रेरणा ट्रैक
380 millions of speakers
ar

Translator English - Arabic

مهماز المسار
280 millions of speakers

Translator English - Russian

шпора трек
278 millions of speakers

Translator English - Portuguese

pista esporão
270 millions of speakers

Translator English - Bengali

ট্র্যাক প্রেরণ
260 millions of speakers

Translator English - French

embranchement
220 millions of speakers

Translator English - Malay

Merangsang trek
190 millions of speakers

Translator English - German

Stichbahn
180 millions of speakers

Translator English - Japanese

行き止まり線
130 millions of speakers

Translator English - Korean

평 트랙
85 millions of speakers

Translator English - Javanese

Spur track
85 millions of speakers
vi

Translator English - Vietnamese

thúc đẩy theo dõi
80 millions of speakers

Translator English - Tamil

தடமறியும்
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Marathi

प्रेरणा ट्रॅक
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Turkish

yan hat
70 millions of speakers

Translator English - Italian

pista sperone
65 millions of speakers

Translator English - Polish

ostroga utwór
50 millions of speakers

Translator English - Ukrainian

шпора трек
40 millions of speakers

Translator English - Romanian

track pinten
30 millions of speakers
el

Translator English - Greek

track κίνητρο
15 millions of speakers
af

Translator English - Afrikaans

aanspoor spoor
14 millions of speakers
sv

Translator English - Swedish

spur track
10 millions of speakers
no

Translator English - Norwegian

anspore spor
5 millions of speakers

Trends of use of spur track

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TENDENCIES OF USE OF THE TERM «SPUR TRACK»

The term «spur track» is normally little used and occupies the 136.686 position in our list of most widely used terms in the English dictionary.
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FREQUENCY OF USE OF THE TERM «SPUR TRACK» OVER TIME

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Examples of use in the English literature, quotes and news about spur track

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10 ENGLISH BOOKS RELATING TO «SPUR TRACK»

Discover the use of spur track in the following bibliographical selection. Books relating to spur track and brief extracts from same to provide context of its use in English literature.
1
Wisconsin Statutes
Every railroad shall acquire the necessary rights of way for, and shall construct, connect, maintain, and operate a reasonably adequate and suitable spur track, whenever such spur track does not necessarily exceed three miles in length, ...
Wisconsin, 1919
2
Wisconsin Statutes, 1961: Embracing All General Statutes ...
The city may prescribe any reasonable terms and conditions for the construction of any such spur track. (3) PRIVATE CONSTRUCTION. The owner of any elevator , warehouse, manufacturing plant or mill, or of any lumber, coal or wood yard ...
Wisconsin, James J. Burke, 1962
3
Wisconsin Statutes, 1923
Section 190.17 A spur track maintained by a railroad common carrier is part of its system of railway and a public facility. A municipal corporation has no authority to restric the use of such facility and require shippers to obtain permission of and ...
Wisconsin, Eugene Edward Brossard
4
Wisconsin Statutes. 1919: Embracing All General Statutes in ...
Every railroad shall acquire the necessary rights of way for, and shall construct, connect, maintain, and operate a reasonably adequate and suitable spur track, whenever such spur track does not necessarily exceed three miles in length, ...
Wisconsin, Lyman Junius Nash, Arthur Frederick Belitz, 1919
5
The Southwestern Reporter
Where it appeared from the testimony of the engineer of a train by which a horse was killed that the animal came on the track, on the left side of the engine, from behind cars which were standing on a switch or spur track, just before being ...
‎1808
6
Wisconsin Statutes and Annotations
(1) Every railroad shall acquire the necessary rights of way for, and shall construct, connect, maintain, and operate a reasonably adequate and suitable spur track, whenever such spur track does not necessarily exceed three miles in length, ...
Wisconsin, 1923
7
Academic Press Dictionary of Science and Technology
Civil Engineering, see SPUR TRACK. spurrite Mineralogy. Ca5(Si04)2(CO,), a light-gray monociinic mineral occurring in granular masses or as anhedral crystals, having a specific gravity of 3.0 and a hardness of 5 on the Mohs scale; ...
Christopher G. Morris, 1992
8
Walks, Tracks and Trails of Victoria
Start at the northern end of Devil Cove campground on Devil Cove and head north passing Keg Spur Track before heading south-east. The track flanks the water-line (and road) of Coller Bay to Merlo Lookout. Vistas from the lookout are to the ...
Derrick Stone, 2009
9
Wisconsin Session Laws, 1925
The proper authorities of such city may prescribe any reasonable terms and conditions for the construction of any such branch and spur track. No such spur track heretofore constructed otherwise than at the expense of the railroad company ...
Wisconsin, 1925
10
Wisconsin Session Laws, 1929
The owner of any elevator, warehouse, manufacturing plant or mill, or of any lumber, coal or wood yard located within cne-half mile of any railroad or any sidetrack thereof may at his own expense construct a spur track herefrom * • * to a point ...
Wisconsin, 1929

2 NEWS ITEMS WHICH INCLUDE THE TERM «SPUR TRACK»

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1
Mayor: Wye project spur track would be 'big deal'' for Willmar
WILLMAR — Mayor Marv Calvin said construction of a spur track from the proposed railroad wye project into the city's industrial park would be “a big deal for ... «West Central Tribune, Apr 15»
2
Railroad track relocation approved in Fremont
Relocation of the existing railroad spur track on the west side of Lopes Court, also known as the Lopes Spur, is considered a vital step in opening up potential ... «Vallejo Times Herald, Jan 15»

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