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Definition of Trunk line

Trunk line
6. (Zo["o]l.) (a) The proboscis of an elephant. (b) The proboscis of an insect. 7. A long tube through which pellets of clay, p?as, etc., are driven by the force of the breath. He shot sugarplums them out of a trunk. --Howell. 8. A box or chest usually covered with leather, metal, or cloth, or sometimes made of leather, hide, or metal, for containing clothes or other goods; especially, one used to convey the effects of a traveler. Locked up in chests and trunks. --Shak. 9. (Mining) A flume or sluice in which ores are separated from the slimes in which they are contained. 10. (Steam Engine) A large pipe forming the piston rod of a steam engine, of sufficient diameter to allow one end of the connecting rod to be attached to the crank, and the other end to pass within the pipe directly to the piston, thus making the engine more compact. 11. A long, large box, pipe, or conductor, made of plank or metal plates, for various uses, as for conveying air to a mine or to a furnace, water to a mill, grain to an elevator, etc. Trunk engine, a marine engine, the piston rod of which is a trunk. See Trunk, 10. Trunk hose, large breeches formerly worn, reaching to the knees. Trunk line, the main line of a railway, canal, or route of conveyance. Trunk turtle (Zo["o]l.), the leatherback.

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- Western Trunk line (Chinese: 縱貫線; pinyin: Zòngguàn xiàn; Pe̍h-ōe-jī: Chhiòng-koàn sòaⁿ) is a railway line of Taiwan Railway in western Taiwan. It is by...
- The Shinkansen (****anese: 新幹線, [ɕiŋkaꜜɰ̃seɴ] , lit. 'new trunk line'), colloquially known in English as the bullet train, is a network of high-speed railway...
- The Trunk Line (Norwegian: Hovedbanen) is a railway line in Norway which runs between Oslo and Eidsvoll. The line is owned by Bane NOR. Built by Robert...
- with one trunk and many branches. Trunking in telecommunication originated in telegraphy, and later in telephone systems where a trunk line is a communications...
- and from Herrsching. The line to Wolfratshausen was first called the S 10, but when it was connected to run over the trunk line it was changed to the S...
- The Oregon Trunk Line is a railway line in Oregon and Washington operated by the BNSF Railway. It is a remnant of the Spokane, Portland and Seattle Railway...
- The Eastern Trunk line (Chinese: 東部幹線; Pe̍h-ōe-jī: Tang-pō͘-kàn-soàⁿ) is a railway line of the Taiwan Railways Administration running along Taiwan's sp****ly...
- NOVA was formed as provincial crown corporation called the Alberta Gas Trunk Line Company Limited to manage Alberta's natural gas collection system. During...
- and the North Butterworth Container Terminal at the Port of Penang. The trunk line had also seen sections becoming disused, abandoned or even removed, with...
- The Coal Trunk-Line (Polish: Magistrala Węglowa) is one of the most important rail connections in Poland. It crosses the central part of the country, from...