encravamento (agulhas)
English translation: locking of points
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| na | locking of points |
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driving Explanation: driving railroad spikes "agulhas" to fix the rails to the sleepers. |
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encravamento = sticking Explanation: From the Random House Webster: 44. a stoppage or standstill. 45. something causing delay or difficulty Frequently we would use the "got stuck" expression for this type of encravamento of a Railroad Bypass Switch. We can also use "freezing" |
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locking of points Explanation: I've met this before. When a signalman selects a route for a train to pass over, he sets the points along the route ahead in the section under his control, and then locks (encrava) the points electronically so that they cannot be moved accidentally until the train has passed over them. |
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