English Explanatory Dictionary

Harrington hump

English dictionary entry

Meanings

noun
  1. A low-cost structure designed to raise the height of a low railway station platform to meet the level of the train entrance step.

Word forms

Harrington hump Harrington humps

Etymology

From Harrington railway station (Cumbria, United Kingdom) where the first structure was placed and tested.

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