stringline

English

Etymology

string +‎ line

Adjective

stringline (not comparable)

1. (rail transport) Describing a derailment typically occurring when a train having improperly distributed weight starts or accelerates on sharply curving track

Verb

stringline (third-person singular simple present stringlines, present participle stringlining, simple past and past participle stringlined)

1. (rail transport) To derail on sharply curving track, usually due to incorrectly distributed weight
   • 2007 July 11, Allan Dowd, “CN Rail criticized by Canadian derailment probe”, in Reuters‎^[1]:

     The train stringlined on a curve when the engineer increased power at the front.

Anagrams

• linestring