absolute blocking

Hello, you have come here looking for the meaning of the word absolute blocking. In DICTIOUS you will not only get to know all the dictionary meanings for the word absolute blocking, but we will also tell you about its etymology, its characteristics and you will know how to say absolute blocking in singular and plural. Everything you need to know about the word absolute blocking you have here. The definition of the word absolute blocking will help you to be more precise and correct when speaking or writing your texts. Knowing the definition ofabsolute blocking, as well as those of other words, enriches your vocabulary and provides you with more and better linguistic resources.

English

Alternative forms

Pronunciation

  • (US) IPA(key): /ˈæb.səˌlut ˈblɑk.ɪŋ/, /ˌæb.səˈljut ˈblɑk.ɪŋ/

Noun

absolute blocking (uncountable)

  1. (railway) A system of managing trains that breaks the line into small segments, and if a train is in a segment, no other train may follow, unless the second train is following the first, with caution.[1]

Translations

References

  1. ^ Philip Babcock Gove (editor), Webster's Third International Dictionary of the English Language, Unabridged (G. & C. Merriam Co., 1976 , →ISBN), page 6
Wikious
Boobota
Sagapedia