Glossary entry (derived from question below)
Danish term or phrase:
sporskifter
English translation:
points
Added to glossary by
Helene Olsen Richards
Jan 6, 2016 14:33
8 yrs ago
Danish term
sporskifter
Danish to English
Tech/Engineering
Transport / Transportation / Shipping
Sporskifter, krydsningssporskifter og sporskæring skal ikke fuldt ud ultralydsmåles eller hvirvel- strømsmåles med ultralydsmåletoget.
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(English)
3 | points | Diarmuid Kennan |
3 | Railroad switch | Peter Smedskjaer-Stenland |
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Railroad switch
Depending on if one is talking about a specific part, or if one is talking about the mechanism that is a collection of parts, and where it leads to, the target term in English can be Railroad switch, Turnout, or Point.
This is valid for rail workers in the Midwest of the U.S., in spoken conversation.
If the source term is referring to a mechanism that moves a train from one set of rails to another, railroad switch is the correct term.
This is valid for rail workers in the Midwest of the U.S., in spoken conversation.
If the source term is referring to a mechanism that moves a train from one set of rails to another, railroad switch is the correct term.
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