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Meanings of turn wye in English

Russian
поворотный треугольник
Portuguese
triângulo de reversão
Spanish
triángulo ferroviario
Catalan
triangle ferroviari
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In railroad structures, and rail terminology, a wye (like the 'Y' glyph) or triangular junction is a triangular joining arrangement of three rail lines with a railroad switch (set of points) at each corner connecting to each incoming line.

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поворотный треугольник
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Examples for "wye"
Examples for "wye"
1
Hi, Mr. Booth, you used ter know yer wye abaht.
The Best British Short Stories of 1922
2
Well, you know your wye up, sir, down't ye?
The Christian: A Story
3
Gowan's on his wye back frae Ameriky, ye ken, an' Christian's had word to expect him.
Up in Ardmuirland
4
It'll be that wye with us next.
The Pirate of Panama: A Tale of the Fight for Buried Treasure
5
It's very pretty that wye.'
Victorian Short Stories of Troubled Marriages
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