Definition of Third rail. Meaning of Third rail. Synonyms of Third rail

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Definition of Third rail

Third rail
Third rail Third rail (Electric Railways) (a) The third rail used in the third-rail system. (b) An electric railway using such a rail. [Colloq.]

Meaning of Third rail from wikipedia

- A third rail, also known as a live rail, electric rail or conductor rail, is a method of providing electric power to a railway locomotive or train, through...
- The use of a third rail in rail transport modelling is a technique that was once applied, in order to facilitate easier wiring. Pre-war train sets from...
- The third rail of a nation's politics is a metaphor for any issue so controversial that it is "charged" and "untouchable" to the extent that any politician...
- up third rail or live rail in Wiktionary, the free dictionary. A third rail is an extra rail used for supplying electricity to trains. Third rail may...
- locomotive is a locomotive powered by electricity from overhead lines, a third rail or on-board energy storage such as a battery or a supercapacitor. Locomotives...
- The Third Rail was an American pop/rock group, briefly po****r in the 1960s, made up of studio musicians. The group had three members: Arthur Resnick,...
- to stop quickly enough. On urban m**** transit rail systems that use a high-voltage electrified third rail, the suicide may also touch or be otherwise drawn...
- Light rail (or light rail transit, abbreviated to LRT) is a form of p****enger urban rail transit that uses rolling stock derived from tram technology while...
- Dimension Extreme. On February 8, 2008, TWC launched a distributor called Third Rail Releasing that released films aimed mainly at the home video market. On...
- Rail class 73 is a British electro-diesel locomotive. This type is unusual in that it can operate on the Southern Region's 650 / 750 V DC third rail power...