fishing space

noun

fishing space

noun

1

Rail transport, Railways, Transport The space between the base and head of a rail in which a rigid steel bar is placed.

It offers a greater moment of inertia than the strap type for small rails with limited fishing space.1982, William W. Hay, Railroad Engineering, page 566:

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