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Noun Concept

Categories: All articles with vague or ambiguous time, Electric rail transport, Electric power distribution

third rail 3rd rail conductor rail Electric third rail live rail

A rail through which electric current is supplied to an electric locomotive WordNet 3.0

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A rail through which electric current is supplied to an electric locomotive WordNet 3.0 & Open English WordNet

A third rail, also known as a live rail, electric rail or conductor rail, is a method of providing electric power to a railway locomotive or train, through a semi-continuous rigid conductor placed alongside or between the rails of a railway track. Wikipedia

Extra rail used for supplying electricity to trains. Wikipedia Disambiguation

Type of electricity transmission of railways Wikidata

A conductor that runs along railway tracks and provides trains with electrical power. OmegaWiki

The electrified rail that runs beside or between train tracks to power electric trains. Wiktionary

IS A

track

rail infrastructure

HAS PART

I-räl

PART OF

Electrification of the Danish railways

CONNECTOR