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single-track

[ sing-guhl-trak ]

adjective

  1. (of a railroad or section of a railroad's route) having but one set of tracks, so that trains going in opposite directions must be scheduled to meet only at points where there are sidings.
  2. having a narrow scope; one-track:

    He has a single-track mind.



single-track

adjective

  1. (of a railway) having only a single pair of lines, so that trains can travel in only one direction at a time
  2. (of a road) only wide enough for one vehicle
  3. able to think about only one thing; one-track
“Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged” 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012
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yvlog History and Origins

Origin of single-track1

An Americanism dating back to 1825–35
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After all, nothing better conveyed Lumon's unnerving forced fun than its heavily rationed waffle, melon and single-track dance parties.

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Trails range from easy and meandering to moderate, traipsing through meadows, old logging roads and switchbacks with plenty of wildflowers and great views — like the Arrowleaf Trail, a single-track that leads through ponderosa pines and pasture to a steady climb to the peak over five miles round trip.

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For almost 20 years, Cardiff Bay has seen just a shuttle service going down the single-track branch from Cardiff Queen Street - and despite that, it was Wales' fifth busiest pre-pandemic with about 1.5m passengers a year.

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But not today, with police vehicles parked up firmly blocking off the single-track road.

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It’s the first single-track connection from Carson City to Lake Tahoe.

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