atmospheric railway
atmospheric railway · atmospheric railways
A railway where the motive power is derived from partial vacuum acting on a piston…A railway where the motive power is derived from partial vacuum acting on a piston working in a tube of uniform bore.
Meaning
1 sensesA railway where the motive power is derived from partial vacuum acting on a piston working in a tube of uniform bore.
Forms
plural: atmospheric railways| Singular | atmospheric railway |
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regular