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Meanings of spur track in English

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A railway line connected to a trunk line.

        enforcall
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        Examples for "spur"
        Examples for "spur"
        1
        Maybe events in South Australia will provide the painful but necessary spur.
        The Guardian
        2
        Analysts also believe the news could spur further takeovers in the sector.
        The Guardian
        3
        Necessity, however, has proven a powerful spur to innovation for Indian companies.
        Reuters
        4
        The World Bank arm aims to spur private investment in developing countries.
        Reuters
        5
        CONSOLIDATION The deal could spur more consolidation in the electrical equipment industry.
        Reuters
        1
        At Leighton Buzzard a branch line of seven miles communicates with DUNSTABLE.
        Rides on Railways
        2
        The branch line to Kingsford isn't expected to open until March.
        News.com.au
        3
        This frequently happens, as there is a branch line beyond Pegram.
        The Face and the Mask
        4
        Could I dream of a branch line that I had never heard of?
        Stories by English Authors: England
        5
        We'll go straight along the branch line to the centre!'
        Metro 2034
        Usage of spur track in English
        1
        On the spur track lay a car half full of stone.
        Kenny
        2
        The express shed was a gloomy little den of a place on a spur track.
        Bart Stirling's Road to Success; Or, The Young Express Agent
        3
        He got halfway to the gate, saw the weedy spur track tying Citgo to the Great Road, and sighed.
        Wizard and glass
        4
        Ed would follow on the next train, or mebbe hire a special engine; and Ben would hide off on some blind spur track.
        Ma Pettengill
        5
        Around a far bend in Dexter Allison's single spur track there came careening an ashmatic switch engine with a half-dozen empty flats in tow.
        Then I'll Come Back to You
        6
        That spur track and engine means a crossing fight which can be prolonged indefinitely, with due vigilance on the part of Mr. Darrah's mercenaries.
        A Fool for Love
        7
        It enlarged the scope of the sleeping car companies, pipe lines, switches, spur tracks and terminals.
        The United States Since the Civil War
        8
        Spur tracks have been built and flat cars are used, much of the removal being done at night.
        The New York Subway, Its Construction and Equipment
        Translations for spur track