stringline

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Etymology

Etymology tree
English string
substratebor.
Proto-Indo-European *līn-der.?
Proto-Germanic *līną
Proto-Germanic *līnǭ
Proto-West Germanic *līnā
Old English līne
Middle French ligneinflu.
Middle English line
Middle French ligneinflu.
English line
English stringline

    From string + line.

    Adjective

    stringline (not comparable)

    1. (rail transport) Describing a derailment typically occurring when a train having improperly distributed weight starts or accelerates on sharply curving track

    Verb

    stringline (third-person singular simple present stringlines, present participle stringlining, simple past and past participle stringlined)

    1. (rail transport) To derail on sharply curving track, usually due to incorrectly distributed weight
      • 2007 July 11, Allan Dowd, “CN Rail criticized by Canadian derailment probe”, in Reuters‎[1], archived from the original on 31 January 2021:
        The train stringlined on a curve when the engineer increased power at the front.

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