platelayer
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Etymology edit
Noun edit
platelayer (plural platelayers)
- (rail transport) A railway employee who inspects and maintains the permanent way of a railway installation.
- 2021 September 22, Dr Mike Esbester, “Trackside safety: a permanent problem”, in RAIL, number 940, page 79:
- Instead, the Ministry of Transport (MoT) investigation concluded that the gang were reliant upon hearing the approach of trains - "a common practice among platelayers", Assistant Inspecting Officer JPS Main concluded.
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References edit
- “platelayer”, in Lexico, Dictionary.com; Oxford University Press, 2019–2022.