dead section

noun

dead section

noun

1

Business, Electrical, Electrical engineering, Electricity, Electromagnetism, Energy, Engineering, Natural sciences, Physical sciences, Physics, Rail transport, Railways, Transport Part of a neutral section.

A new glass fibre insulating section will ultimately equip all neutral sections, simplifying maintenance work and greatly reducing the length of dead sections.1962 March, “Talking of Trains: The future of B.R. a.c. traction”, in Modern Railways, page 148:

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