English Explanatory Dictionary

contact shoe

English dictionary entry

Meanings

noun

A current collector on an electric train which is in contact with the live rail.
A part of a pantograph on a train or tram which, when raised, maintains contact with an overhead electric wire.

Word forms

contact shoe contact shoes

Synonyms

collector shoe

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