'Junction rails' definitions:
Definition of 'Junction rails'
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- Junction \Junc"tion\, n. [L. junctio, fr. jungere, junctum, to join: cf. F. jonction. See Join.] [1913 Webster]
- 1. The act of joining, or the state of being joined; union; combination; coalition; as, the junction of two armies or detachments; the junction of paths. [1913 Webster]
- 2. The place or point of union, meeting, or junction; specifically, the place where two or more lines of railway meet or cross. [1913 Webster]
- Junction plate (Boilers), a covering or break-join plate riveted to and uniting the edges of sheets which make a butt joint.
- Junction rails (Railroads), the switch, or movable, rails, connecting one line of track with another. [1913 Webster]