English Explanatory Dictionary

axle counter

English dictionary entry

Meanings

noun
  1. A safety device fitted to railway track which counts the axles in a train as it passes over it. A check is carried out when the train passes the next axle counter to make sure the train is still complete.

Word forms

axle counter axle counters
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