loop-line

A railway branch line that diverges from a main trunk line and later rejoins it, forming a loop.

• 🇷🇺Железнодорожная ветка, которая ответвляется от главной магистральной линии и позже снова соединяется с ней, образуя петлю.

1. Railway branch line C1 formal british

   A railway branch line that diverges from the main line and later rejoins it, forming a loop.

   • The train took the loop-line to avoid the busy central station.
   • Engineers designed a loop-line to improve freight traffic flow.
   • The loop-line allows trains to bypass the city center entirely.

   🇷🇺Кольцевая ветка

   Synonyms: loop

• loop-lines plural form
• loop-lines' possessive plural form
• loop-line's possessive singular form