railroad spur

collocation in English

meaningsofrailroadandspur

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railroad
adjective[before noun]
uk
/ˈreɪl.rəʊd/us
/ˈreɪl.roʊd/
(of a room or building) long ...
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spur
noun[C]
uk
/spɜːr/us
/spɝː/
a sharp, wheel-shaped metal object that is attached to the heel of boots worn by people riding horses and is used to encourage the horse to ...
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(Definition ofrailroadandspurfrom theCambridge English Dictionary© Cambridge University Press)

Examplesofrailroad spur

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The building had its ownrailroadspurthat allowed boxcars to be unloaded inside, making delivery of goods to the building easier.
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The route heads into industrial areas and widens into a four-lane road, bending northeast and crossing arailroadspur.
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Therailroadspurhelped promote the boom of the 1880s.
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Therailroadspurright-of-way is still visible in aerial photography, however the tracks have long since been removed.
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As a result, a developer has planned to build a hike and bike trail along arailroadspur.
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Agreements were made for arailroadspurline, along with the appropriate electric, water, telephone and gas services.
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Arailroadspurwas extended to the town site, and regular passenger service began in 1912.
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After arailroadspurbypassed the town, it drew off more commerce.
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A temporaryrailroadspurwas constructed and some 600000 cuyd of concrete for three runways was poured in forty-five days.
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There exists arailroadspurnext to the terminal that can be used for passenger service.
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In 1874, arailroadspurwas built to the mine.
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There, on 35 acres of land, the circus stayed with its huge parade wagons parked alongside arailroadspur.
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Arailroadspurwas constructed to the site, and full-scale mining operations began in 1890.
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There, the highway also crosses arailroadspurfrom the train line.
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The airfield had arailroadspur, power plant, waterworks, sewage system and 35503 ft of runways.
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In 1897, they moved to a larger depot, and then in 1907, they built the present building, which backed up to arailroadspur.
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In the 1960s the coal mines were closed, the power plant decommissioned, and therailroadspurremoved.
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The furnace andrailroadspurwere left largely intact, although unused.
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Therailroadspuris a contributing site.
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Whittier began to grow after the completion of therailroadspur.
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