stringline

English

Etymology

From string +‎ line.

Adjective

stringline (not comparable)

  1. (rail transport) Describing a derailment typically occurring when a train having improperly distributed weight starts or accelerates on sharply curving track

Verb

stringline (third-person singular simple present stringlines, present participle stringlining, simple past and past participle stringlined)

  1. (rail transport) To derail on sharply curving track, usually due to incorrectly distributed weight
    • 2007 July 11, Allan Dowd, “CN Rail criticized by Canadian derailment probe”, in Reuters‎[1]:
      The train stringlined on a curve when the engineer increased power at the front.

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