tracklayer

/'træk,leiə/

Thân thiện

A tracklayer carefully aligns a new steel rail on the railroad bed.

Definition

Noun: A tracklayer is a worker whose job is to install, maintain, and repair the rails of a railway system.

Usage

The word tracklayer specifically refers to the occupation or the person performing the labor-intensive work on railway tracks. It is a compound noun formed from "track" and "layer."

Examples: * The tracklayer and his crew worked through the night to replace the damaged section of rail. * Before modern machinery, a tracklayer's job required immense physical strength. * The company is hiring experienced tracklayers for the new high-speed rail project.

Advanced Usage

• The term can be used in historical contexts to describe workers during the expansion of railway networks.
  • In the 19th century, the tracklayer became a symbol of industrial progress.

Variants and Related Words

• Tracklaying (noun): The act or process of installing railway tracks.
  • The tracklaying for the new metro line is ahead of schedule.

Synonyms

• Railroad worker (general term)
• Permanent way man (a more technical British English term for a railway construction or maintenance worker)
• Gandy dancer (historical, informal U.S. term for a track maintenance laborer)

Học thuật

Noun

1. a workman who lays and repairs railroad tracks

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