lineside
Word Rarity
Very rare
Frequency: 1.09 in modern English
9
Scrabble Score
8
Letters
2
Syllables
6
Unique Chars
Meaning
adj
noun
The area that borders a railway line.
Example Sentences
- "lineside signalling"
- "Having completed their task, Fireman Page telephoned from a lineside box to the next signal cabin, briefly reported the incident and said that, as no high explosive had dropped and the track was safe, they proposed proceeding "at caution"."
- "My next stop is Oxford, which has also grown with the addition of new platforms to accommodate the Chiltern Railways service to London via Bicester - although, short sightedly, the planned electrification from Paddington was canned. Evidence of the volte-face can be seen along the line at places such as Radley, where mast piles are already sunk or lie discarded at the lineside."